Mi (kana)
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み, in hiragana
, or ミ in katakana
, is one of the Japanese kana
, each of which represents one mora
. The hiragana is written in two strokes, while the katakana is made in three. Both represent [mi].
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
, or ミ in katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
, is one of the Japanese kana
Kana
Kana are the syllabic Japanese scripts, as opposed to the logographic Chinese characters known in Japan as kanji and the Roman alphabet known as rōmaji...
, each of which represents one mora
Mora (linguistics)
Mora is a unit in phonology that determines syllable weight, which in some languages determines stress or timing. As with many technical linguistic terms, the definition of a mora varies. Perhaps the most succinct working definition was provided by the American linguist James D...
. The hiragana is written in two strokes, while the katakana is made in three. Both represent [mi].
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana Hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora... |
Katakana Katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora... |
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| Normal m- (ま行 ma-gyō) |
mi | み | ミ |
| mii mī |
みい, みぃ みー |
ミイ, ミィ ミー |
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| Addition yōon Yoon is a feature of the Japanese language in which a mora is formed with an added sound.Yōon are represented in hiragana using a kana ending in i, such as き , plus a smaller-than-usual version of one of the three y kana, ya, yu or yo. For example kyō, "today", is written きょう, using a small version of... my- (みゃ行 mya-gyō) |
mya | みゃ | ミャ |
| myaa myā, myah |
みゃあ みゃー |
ミャア ミャー |
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| myu | みゅ | ミュ | |
| myuu myū |
みゅう みゅー |
ミュウ ミュー |
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| myo | みょ | ミョ | |
| myou myoo myō, myoh |
みょう みょお みょー |
ミョウ ミョオ ミョー |
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