How to write ミ (mi) in katakana
ミ (mi) never takes the voicing marks. Its shape keeps a part of the kanji 三 (“three”). It takes three short strokes: the first from the top going down and right, the last ending at the bottom right. Loanwords that begin with it: ミグ (“Mig…”), ミサ (“(Catholic) Mass”), ミス (“mistake”) and ミズ (“Ms”).
- Romaji
- mi
- Strokes
- 3
- From
- 三
- Hiragana
- み
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- topdown and right
- centerdown and right
- bottom leftdown and right
Where ミ comes from
The two scripts took this sound from different kanji, 三 (“three”) and 美 (“beauty”).
Look-alikes
- シ, 3 strokes
Trace it
Follow the numbers. Tracing help
Combined sounds
- ミャ mya
- ミュ myu
- ミョ myo
Words with ミ
140 common JMdict katakana words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ミグ | migu | Mig (Russian aeroplane, airplane); MIG |
| ミサ | misa | (Catholic) Mass |
| ミス | misu | mistake; error |
| ミズ | mizu | Ms |
| ミニ | mini | mini-; miniskirt |
| ミリ | miri | milli-; 10^-3 |
| ミイラ | miira | mummy |
| ミクロ | mikuro | micro |
| ミシン | mishin | sewing machine |
| ミセス | misesu | Mrs |
Practice sheet
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