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Etymology 1
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 仁 in the cursive sōsho style.
Syllable
に (romaji ni)
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *ni.
Particle
に (rōmaji ni)
- particle for indirect objects; to
- 俺に返せ。
- Ore ni kaese.
- Give it back to me.
- 俺に返せ。
- particle for location; in
- 学校にいる。
- Gakkō ni iru.
- I'm at/in school.
- 学校にいる。
- particle for direction; toward
- 銀行に行った。
- Ginkō ni itta.
- I went to the bank.
- 学校に行く。
- Gakkō ni iku.
- I'm going to school.
- 銀行に行った。
- particle indicating a passive agent; by
- 蚊にさされた。
- Ka ni sasareta.
- I was bitten by a mosquito.
- 蚊にさされた。
- particle indicating purpose/intent; for; to
- 映画を見に行く。
- Eiga o mi ni iku.
- I'm going to see a movie.
- 映画を見に行く。
- particle indicating a point in time; at
- 7時にね。
- Shichi-ji ni ne.
- It is at seven o'clock. (confirmation of when an event will take place)
- 7時にね。
- particle used occasionally to replace と when organizing and counting; and
Synonyms
- へ (he): 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.
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