Mi (kana)

mi
hiragana
japanese hiragana mi
katakana
japanese katakana mi
transliterationmi
hiragana origin
katakana origin
Man'yōgana民 彌 美 三 水 見 視 御 未 味 尾 微 身 実 箕
spelling kana三笠のミ Mikasa no "mi"
unicodeU+307F, U+30DF
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Note: These Man'yōgana originally represented morae with one of two different vowel sounds, which merged in later pronunciation

, in hiragana, or 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].

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
Normal m-
(ま行 ma-gyō)
mi
mii, myi
みい, みぃ
みー, み~
ミイ, ミィ
ミー, ミ~
Addition yōon my-
(みゃ行 mya-gyō)
mya みゃ ミャ
myaa
myā
みゃあ, みゃぁ
みゃー, みゃ~
ミャア, ミャァ
ミャー, ミャ~
myu みゅ ミュ
myuu
myū
みゅう, みゅぅ
みゅー, みゅ~
ミュウ, ミュゥ
ミュー, ミュ~
myo みょ ミョ
myou
myoo
myō
みょう, みょぅ
みょお, みょぉ
みょー, みょ~
ミョウ, ミョゥ
ミョオ, ミョォ
ミョー, ミョ~
Other additional forms
Form (my-)
Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
(mya) (みゃ) (ミャ)
(myi) (みぃ) (ミィ)
(myu) (みゅ) (ミュ)
mye
myei
myee
myē
みぇ
みぇい, みぇぃ
みぇえ
みぇー
ミェ
ミェイ, ミェィ
ミェエ
ミェー
(myo) (みょ) (ミョ)