Mi (kana) explained

Hiragana Image:Japanese_Hiragana_kyokashotai_MI.svg
Katakana Image:Japanese_Katakana_kyokashotai_MI.svg
Transliteration:mi
Hiragana Manyogana:
Katakana Manyogana:
Other Manyogana:民 彌 美 三 水 見 視 御 未 味 尾 微 身 実 箕
Unicode:U+307F, U+30DF
Flag1:6
Flag2:1
Footnote:These Man'yōgana originally represented morae with one of two different vowel sounds, which merged in later pronunciation
Spelling:三笠のミ Mikasa no "mi"

, 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 pronounced as /[mi]/.

FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakana
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 communicative representations