Ni (kana)


に, in hiragana, or ニ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. The hiragana is written in three strokes, while the katakana in two. Both represent although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is.
Notably, the katakana is functionally identical to the kanji for two, pronounced the same way, and written similarly.
に is used as a particle, as well as a word fragment. As a particle it generally expresses direction, with a similar function to the English "to."
i.e. Ton wa, Furansu "ni" ikimashita. Ton went "to" France.
Pan wa, Ton "ni" agemashita. Bread was given "to" Ton.
However, in clauses mentioning time, it is used as "at." For example: Roku ji ni shimashita. did it at 6 o'clock.
FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakana
Normal n-
niにニ
Normal n-
nii
nī		にい, にぃ
にー		ニイ, ニィ
ニー
Addition yōon ny-
nyaにゃニャ
Addition yōon ny-
nyaa
nyā, nyah		にゃあ
にゃー		ニャア
ニャー
Addition yōon ny-
nyuにゅニュ
Addition yōon ny-
nyuu
nyū		にゅう
にゅー		ニュウ
ニュー
Addition yōon ny-
nyoにょニョ
Addition yōon ny-
nyou
nyoo
nyō, nyoh		にょう
にょお
にょー		ニョウ
ニョオ
ニョー

Other additional forms---

Stroke order

The hiragana に is made with three strokes:
  1. A vertical stroke from top to bottom.
  2. A short, horizontal stroke to the upper right of the first stroke, going from left to right.
  3. Another short, horizontal stroke at the bottom right of the first stroke, going from left to right.
The katakana ニ is made with two strokes:
  1. At the top, a horizontal stroke from left to right.
  2. Another, longer horizontal stroke under the first stroke

    Other communicative representations

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