み (mi), hiragana basic
み
mi
ま row · i column
hiraganabasic2 strokes
Stroke order
katakana counterpart
Variants
Words with み
水みずwater
店みせstore; shop
みんなeveryone
How to remember it
みImagine a ribbon curling on the left and dropping down on the right. Follow that ribbon while saying mi.
Where it comes from
美み
み developed from the cursive writing of 美. The kanji means beauty, but the kana simply represents mi.