# に — hiragana “ni”

に is the hiragana character for the sound “ni”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ニ.

- Reading: ni
- Strokes: 3
- Katakana: ニ

## Don't confuse it with

こ

## Words with に

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| にほん | nihon | Japan |
| にんげん | ningen | human being |
| にちようび | nichiyoubi | Sunday |
| にる | niru | to resemble |
| にわ | niwa | garden |
| にほんじん | nihonjin | Japanese person |

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/hiragana-chart/ni/. Last updated 2026-11-01.