How to write み (mi) in hiragana
み (mi) has no voiced form. It grew out of the cursive form of the kanji 美 (“beauty”). Its two strokes begin at the top left, heading down and left then rightwards, and the last one finishes at the bottom. Words that start with it include 右 (“right”), 水 (“water”), 道 (“road”) and 見方 (“viewpoint”).
- Romaji
- mi
- Strokes
- 2
- From
- 美
- Katakana
- ミ
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- top leftdown and left → rightwards
- rightdown and left
Where み comes from
- Hiragana
- 美, cursive of the whole kanji
- Katakana
- ミ from 三
The two scripts took this sound from different kanji, 美 (“beauty”) and 三 (“three”).
Trace it
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Combined sounds
- みゃ mya
- みゅ myu
- みょ myo
Words with み
670 common JMdict words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 右 | みぎ migi | right; right-hand side |
| 水 | みず mizu | water; fluid |
| 道 | みち michi | road; path |
| 見方 | みかた mikata | viewpoint; point of view |
| 南 | みなみ minami | south |
| 自ら | みずから mizukara | oneself; oneself |
| 見通し | みとおし mitooshi | unobstructed view; perspective |
| 見直し | みなおし minaoshi | review; reconsideration |
| 民間 | みんかん minkan | private; non-governmental |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
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