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Pronunciation [ edit ] Etymology 1 [ edit ] Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 仁 cursive sōsho style.
Syllable [ edit ] に • (ni
The hiragana syllable に ( ni ) . Its equivalent in katakana is ニ ( ni ) . It is the twenty-second syllable in the gojūon order; its position is な行 い段 ( na-gyō i-dan , “ row na , section i ” ) . See also [ edit ] (Hiragana 平仮名 あ ぁ い ぃ う ぅ ゔ え ぇ お ぉ か ゕ が き ぎ く ぐ け ゖ げ こ 𛄲 ご さ ざ し じ す ず せ ぜ そ ぞ た だ ち ぢ つ っ づ て で と ど な に ぬ ね の は ば ぱ ひ び ぴ ふ ぶ ぷ へ べ ぺ ほ ぼ ぽ ま み む め も や ゃ 𛀆 ゆ ゅ 𛀁 よ ょ ら ら゚ り り゚ る る゚ れ れ゚ ろ ろ゚ わ ゎ わ゙ ゐ 𛅐 ゐ゙ 𛄟 ゑ 𛅑 ゑ゙ を 𛅒 を゙ ん ー ゝ ゞ ゟ Etymology 2 [ edit ] From Old Japanese Proto-Japonic *ni
Particle [ edit ] に • (ni
( with nouns ) particle for indirect objects to
俺( おれ ) に 返( かえ ) せ。Ore ni kaese. Give it back to me. particle for location in , at
学( がっ ) 校( こう ) に いる 。Gakkō ni iru. I'm at/in school. particle for direction toward , into
銀( ぎん ) 行( こう ) に 行( い ) った。Ginkō ni itta. I went to the bank. 学( がっ ) 校( こう ) に 行( い ) くGakkō ni iku. I'm going to school. particle indicating a passive agent by
蚊( か ) に さされた。Ka ni sasareta. I was bitten by a mosquito. particle indicating a point in time at
７( しち ) 時( じ ) に ね。Shichi-ji ni ne. It is at seven o'clock. ( confirmation of when an event will take place ) particle used occasionally to replace と when organizing and counting and particle for indicating the emotional reason that one does something in
お礼( れい ) に お菓( か ) 子( し ) を贈( おく ) るo-rei ni o-kashi o okuru to gift sweets in gratitude 復( ふく ) 讐( しゅう ) に 殺( さつ ) 人( じん ) 犯( おか ) すfukushū ni satsujin o okasu to commit murder in revenge ( with the stem form of verbs ) particle indicating purpose/intent for ; to
映( えい ) 画( が ) 見( み ) に 行( い ) く。Eiga o mi ni iku. I'm going to see a movie. 寝( ね ) に 帰( かえ ) るだけの部( へ ) 屋( や ) ne ni kaeru dake no heya a room only used when coming home to sleep ( with な-adjectives ) adverbializer -ly
Coordinate term: ( with い-adjectives ) く 確( たし ) かに tashika ni certainly Synonyms [ edit ] 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 into に ( ni ) is usually best translated as to because に ( ni ) , unlike English into Etymology 3 [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] に • (-ni
( of a child ) taking after ( in appearance )
お母( かあ ) さん 似( に ) okāsan-ni resembling their motherに • (ni
imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of にる ( niru ) [ichidan] Etymology 4 [ edit ]
For pronunciation and definitions of に – see the following entries.
(This term, に , is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)For a list of all kanji read as に , see Category:Japanese kanji read as に .)
