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〜のう: you know (old speech)
Character speech · 02 Endings and verbs
Old-fashioned sentence-final particle seeking agreement or sharing a feeling, like ね/なあ.
Added to plain form or じゃ (じゃのう). Used by elderly or period-drama characters; also a real dialect particle in western Japan. Gentle, reflective tone.
Examples
年を取ると、体が重いのう。
When you get old, the body feels heavy.
今日はよい天気じゃのう。
It is fine weather today, isn't it?