Ni (kana)


Ni 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, with a similar function to the English "to", "in", "at", or "by":
FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakana
Normal n-
niにニ
Normal n-
nii, nyi
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		にゃあ, にゃぁ
にゃー		ニャア, ニャァ
ニャー
Addition yōon ny-
nyuにゅニュ
Addition yōon ny-
nyuu
nyū		にゅう, にゅぅ
にゅー		ニュウ, ニュゥ
ニュー
Addition yōon ny-
nyoにょニョ
Addition yōon ny-
nyou
nyoo
nyō		にょう, にょぅ
にょお, にょぉ
にょー		ニョウ, ニョゥ
ニョオ, ニョォ
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