Ni_(kana)

Ni (kana)

Ni (kana)

Character of the Japanese writing system

For the Chinese character, see 二.

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 /ni/ although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is [ɲi].

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Notably, the katakana (ニ) is functionally identical to the kanji for two (二), pronounced the same way, and written similarly.

に is used as a particle, with a similar function to the English "to", "in", "at", or "by":

トン

"Ton

は、

wa,

フランス

Furansu

に

ni

行きました。

ikimashita."

トン は、 フランス に 行きました。

"Ton wa, Furansu ni ikimashita."

"Ton went to France."

パン

"Pan

は、

wa,

トン

Ton

に

ni

上げました。

agemashita."

パン は、 トン に 上げました。

"Pan wa, Ton ni agemashita."

"Bread was given "to" Ton"

六時

"Rokuji

に

ni

しました。

shimashita."

六時 に しました。

"Rokuji ni shimashita."

"(I) did it at 6 o'clock."

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Stroke order

Stroke order in writing に
Stroke order in writing ニ

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

  • Full Braille representation
More information に / ニ in Japanese Braille, N + Yōon braille ...
Look up に or ニ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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See also

References

Handbook of Japanese Grammar - Masahiro Tanimori (Tuttle 1994)

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