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に

Romaji ni

JLPT N5 Common word

01

二 に · ni

JLPT N5 Common word 2、弐、弍、貳 (word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage)、貮 (word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage)、ふた、ふ、ふう

01numeric

two; 2

ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents

Examples

その穴は直径二メートルです。

The hole is two meters across.

Tatoeba #211139

二の二倍は四。

Twice two is equal to four.

Tatoeba #123156

午後二時です。

It's two o'clock in the afternoon.

Tatoeba #174380

02

荷 に · ni

JLPT N1 Common word

Examples

船はその港で荷を下ろされた。

The ship was unloaded at the port.

Tatoeba #141150

その船の荷を降ろした。

They unloaded the ship.

Tatoeba #208453

船はパナマで荷を降ろした。

The ship discharged its cargo in Panama.

Tatoeba #141148

03

に ni

Common word

01particle

at; in; on

indicates place or time

02particle

to; toward; into; for

indicates direction

03particle

to; for; in order to

indicates purpose

04particle

because of; for; with; by; due to

indicates reason or cause

05particle

marks the target of an action; marks the recipient of an action

e.g. 友達~伝える

06particle

marks the outcome of a change; marks the result of an action

as in 大人~なる

08particle

by; from

indicates place of departure or origin of action

10particle

with; to

marks the thing being compared to, or taken as a basis

11particle

12particle

indicates manner of action; indicates a state

e.g. ず~, 仰向け~, 一足飛び~

13particle

by; with; using; via

indicates means of action

14particle

marks the item of a decision; marks the thing being decided on

as ~する (or ~決める)

15particle

forms a honorific verb

after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb; as(お/ご)...~なる

16particle

indicates that an action is happening intensively; emphaticizes an action

after the -masu stem of a verb, followed by the same verb

17particle

and; in addition to

as ...に...(に)etc.

18particle

I did ..., but; while it is true that ...; though there may be ...

as する~はするが, where する is any repeated verb; indicates concession

19particle

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

indicates respect toward the subject of the sentence

as ~は, or ~も; e.g. 皆様~は

20particle

formal or literary term

at; in

indicates location of action

21particle · conjunction

I can't ..., even if I wanted to

as する~できない or しよう~もできない, where する is any repeated verb; e.g. 泣く~泣けない or 泣こう~も泣けない

22particle · conjunction

although there should be ...; even though one would expect ...

as ...(よう/う)~

23particle · conjunction

when; if; on (e.g. reflection)

mostly limited to set phrases in modern Japanese

24particle · conjunction

although; despite; even though; and yet

dated or dialectal

25particle · conjunction

archaic

because; as; since; so

Examples

彼は泣きに泣いた。

He cried and cried.

Tatoeba #108447

彼は母親に叱られた。

He was scolded by his mother.

Tatoeba #100068

彼は母親に似ている。

He resembles his mother.

Tatoeba #100069

04

似 に · ni

01suffix

looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

Examples

あの男の子は父親似だ。

That boy takes after his father.

Tatoeba #230610

彼は父親似だ。

He takes after his father.

Tatoeba #100329

彼は祖父似だ。

He resembles his grandfather.

Tatoeba #102897

05

丹 に · ni

01noun

red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion

06

尼 に · ni

01noun · noun, used as a suffix

abbreviationBuddhism

bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun)

02noun

abbreviation

Indonesia

07

土 に · ni

01noun

08

煮 に · ni

01suffix

simmered with; cooked with

02noun

boiling; boiled dish

Source

This site uses the JMdict dictionary file. It is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's licence (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences come from the Tatoeba project and are licensed under CC BY 2.0 FR. All sources.

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