に

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Syllable 2 Japanese 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Hiragana character 2.2.1 Related terms 2.3 Particle 2.3.1 Synonyms 2.4 Noun 2.5 Kanji reading 2.5.1 On-reading of:

[edit] Translingual

The Hiragana script
あぁ	かゕが	さざ	ただ	な	はばぱ	ま	やゃ	ら	わゎ	ん
いぃ	きぎ	しじ	ちぢ	に	ひびぴ	み		り	ゐ
うぅゔ	くぐ	すず	つっづ	ぬ	ふぶぷ	む	ゆゅ	る
えぇ	けゖげ	せぜ	てで	ね	へべぺ	め		れ	ゑ
おぉ	こご	そぞ	とど	の	ほぼぽ	も	よょ	ろ	を
Additional symbols ーゝゞゟ
に Unicode: U+306BKatakana: ニHepburn romanization: niNihon-shiki romanization: niPolivanov cyrillization: ниJapanese braille: ⠇

[edit] Syllable

に

1. The hiragana syllable at な行い段 (row NA, section I) in a gojūon table.

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[edit] Japanese

Stroke order

[edit] Etymology

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 仁 in the cursive sōsho style.

[edit] Hiragana character

に (romaji ni)

1. The /ni/ syllable.
2. The twenty-second character in the gojūon ordering of hiragana. The previous character is な and the next character is ぬ. The equivalent katakana character is ニ.

[edit] Related terms

• For a list of words starting with に (ni) see: Special:Allpages/に

[edit] Particle

に (romaji ni)

1. particle for indirect objects; to
   • 俺に返せ。

     おれにかえせ。

     Ore ni kaese.

     Give it back to me.

2. particle for location; in
   • 学校にいる。

     がっこうにいる。

     Gakkō ni iru.

     I'm at/in school.

3. particle for direction; toward
   • 銀行に行った。

     ぎんこうにいった。

     Ginkō ni itta.

     [I] went to the bank.

   • 学校に行く。

     がっこうにいく。

     Gakkō ni iku.

     I'm going to school.

4. particle indicating a passive agent; by
   • 蚊にさされた。

     かにさされた。

     Ka ni sasareta.

     I was bitten by a mosquito.

5. particle indicating purpose/intent; for; to
   • 映画を見に行く。

     えいがをみにいく。

     Eiga o mi ni iku.

     I'm going to see a movie.

[edit] Synonyms

• へ (e): to; toward

  In the sense indicating destination, the particles へ (e) and に (ni) are often interchangeable, though there is a slight difference of connotation or emphasis. へ (e) emphasizes the journey to the destination, while に (ni) emphasizes the arrival or entering it. The distinction is not quite the same as between English to and into; に (ni) is usually best translated as to because に (ni), unlike English into, can refer to the journey in addition to the arrival or entering the destination.

[edit] Noun

に (romaji ni)

1. 二: two

[edit] Kanji reading

に (romaji ni)

[edit] On-reading of:

• 児
• 爾