Hiragana & Katakana · Hiragana: ma, ya

み

Stroke order of hiragana み

み is written with 2 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

The number 21 written in loops: ME-twenty-one!

Origin: from the kanji 美 (beauty), written cursively

Example word

みず

water

More words: Hiragana: ma, ya

まma むmu めme もmo やya ゆyu よyo

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