に

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟i]

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 仁 in the cursive sōsho style.

に • (ni) 

1. The hiragana syllable に (ni). Its equivalent in katakana is ニ (ni). It is the twenty-second syllable in the gojūon order; its position is な行い段 (na-gyō i-dan, “row na, section i”).

• (Hiragana) 平仮名; あぁ, いぃ, うぅゔ, えぇ, おぉ, かゕが, きぎ, くぐ, けゖげ, こご, さざ, しじ, すず, せぜ, そぞ, ただ, ちぢ, つっづ, てで, とど, な, に, ぬ, ね, の, はばぱ, ひびぴ, ふぶぷ, へべぺ, ほぼぽ, ま, み, む, め, も, やゃ, 𛀆, ゆゅ, 𛀁, よょ, ら, り, る, れ, ろ, わゎ, ゐ, 𛄟 (𛄟), ゑ, を, ん, ー, ゝ, ゞ, ゟ

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *ni.

に • (ni) 

1. (case-marking)
   1. marks the recipient of an action; to

      俺(おれ)に返(かえ)せ。 ― Ore ni kaese. ― Give it back to me.

   2. marks the location at which something exists; in; at; see: で (de)

      学(がっ)校(こう)にいる。 ― Gakkō ni iru. ― I'm at school.

   3. marks the direction or destination of a movement; to; toward; into

      Synonym: へ (e)

      コンビニに行(い)った。 ― Konbini ni itta. ― I went to the convenience store.

      京都(きょうと)に来(き)てね！ ― Kyōto ni kite ne! ― Come to Kyoto!

   4. marks the agent of a passive verb; by

      蚊(か)にさされた。 ― Ka ni sasareta. ― I was bitten by a mosquito.

      父(ちち)に死(し)なれた。 ― Chichi ni shinareta. ― My father passed away.

   5. marks the time at which something occurs; at; on; in

      ７(しち)時(じ)に着(つ)いた。 ― Shichi-ji ni tsuita. ― I arrived at seven o'clock.

   6. marks the emotional reason for which one does something; in; as

      Synonym: として (toshite)

      お礼(れい)にお菓(か)子(し)を贈(おく)る ― o-rei ni o-kashi o okuru ― to gift sweets in gratitude

      復(ふく)讐(しゅう)に殺(さつ)人(じん)を犯(おか)す ― fukushū ni satsujin o okasu ― to commit murder in revenge

   7. (with a verb in ren'yōkei) marks a purpose or intent; for; to; in order to

      映(えい)画(が)を見(み)に行(い)こう。 ― Eiga o mi ni ikō. ― Let's go (to) see a movie.

      寝(ね)に帰(かえ)るだけの部(へ)屋(や) ― ne ni kaeru dake no heya ― a room only used when coming home to sleep

   8. marks the result of a transformation; to; into

      Synonym: (more formal) と (to)

      カエルになりたい。 ― Kaeru ni naritai. ― I want to be a frog.

   9. marks a cause; for; from; due to

      Synonym: で (de)

      寒(さむ)さに震(ふる)える ― samusa ni furueru ― to shiver due to the cold

   10. marks a basis for comparison; to; as

       親(おや)に似(に)る ― oya ni niru ― to look like one's parents

   11. when used with a duplicated verb, intensifies the verb's meaning
       • 2024 January 5, Yorushika, “Sunny”:

         晴(は)れに晴(は)れ、花(はな)よ咲(さ)け
         咲(さ)いて晴(は)るのせい

         hare ni hare, hana yo sake
         saite haru no sei

         Clear, clear and be sunny; flowers, bloom!
         Bloom and the sunshine will be to blame.

2. (parallel-marking) used to form lists; and; as well as

   Synonym: と (to)

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

3. (conjunctive)
   1. marks contrast with an expected result; even though; despite

      Synonyms: のに (noni), が (ga)

      (Can we add an example for this sense?)

   2. This term needs a translation to English (there are more conjunctive senses). Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

• For marking location, で (de) is typically used to mark the location at which an action (given by a dynamic verb) occurs, as in 舞台(ぶたい)で歌(うた)う (butai de utau, “to sing on stage”), whereas に (ni) is used to mark where something exists (with a stative verb), as in 舞台(ぶたい)に立(た)つ (butai ni tatsu, “to stand on stage”).
• 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 into, can refer to the journey in addition to the arrival or entering the destination.

に • (ni) 

1. (when attached to a な-adjective) ren'yōkei of だ (da); used to form adverbs; -ly

   簡単(かんたん)に言(い)う ― kantan ni iu ― to say (something) simply

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟i]

に • (-ni) 

1. (of a child) taking after (in appearance)

   お母(かあ)さん似(に) ― okāsan-ni ― resembling their mother

に • (ni) 

1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of にる (niru) [ichidan]

に • (ni) 

1. Continuative of ず (zu, “auxiliary verb of negation”)

   がえんじる ― to not consent