に
Meanings
Particle
1. at; in; on (indicates place or time)
2. to; toward; into; for (indicates direction)
3. to; for; in order to (indicates purpose)
4. because of; for; with; by; due to (indicates reason or cause)
5. marks the target of an action; marks the recipient of an action (e.g. 友達~伝える)
6. marks the outcome of a change; marks the result of an action (as in 大人~なる)
7. as (i.e. in the role of; e.g. as a teacher, as a gift); for (as in "in return for"); on (i.e. on the occasion of); from (e.g. the perspective of)
8. by; from (indicates place of departure or origin of action)
9. per; in; for; a (as in "once a month")
10. with; to (marks the thing being compared to, or taken as a basis)
11. concerning; regarding; on (as in "knowledgeable on"); in; for (as in "suitable for"); as for; about (indicates relation or domain)
12. indicates manner of action; indicates a state (e.g. ず~, 仰向け~, 一足飛び~)
13. by; with; using; via (indicates means of action)
14. marks the item of a decision; marks the thing being decided on (as ~する (or ~決める))
15. forms a honorific verb (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb; as(お/ご)...~なる)
16. indicates that an action is happening intensively; emphaticizes an action (after the -masu stem of a verb, followed by the same verb)
17. and; in addition to (as ...に...(に)etc.)
18. I did ..., but; while it is true that ...; though there may be ... (as する~はするが, where する is any repeated verb; indicates concession)
19. indicates respect toward the subject of the sentence (Honorific, as ~は, or ~も; e.g. 皆様~は)
20. at; in (Formal, indicates location of action)
Particle
Conjunction
21. I can't ..., even if I wanted to (as する~できない or しよう~もできない, where する is any repeated verb; e.g. 泣く~泣けない or 泣こう~も泣けない)
22. although there should be ...; even though one would expect ... (as ...(よう/う)~)
23. when; if; on (e.g. reflection) (mostly limited to set phrases in modern Japanese)
24. although; despite; even though; and yet (dated or dialectal)
Pitch accent
に
Used in vocabulary
同時に
at the same time; at once; simultaneously; concurrently; just as ...; the moment ...; just after ...; (but) at the same time; as well as; also; …
Expression
まさに
exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubt; right (when); just (as); …
Adverb
別に
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally; extra
Adverb
先に
previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently; first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); beforehand; in advance; …
Adverb
一気に
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; without stopping; without pausing; without a rest; in one sitting; at a stretch; suddenly; all of a sudden; …
Adverb
Examples40985
彼 は 赤い 車 に 決めた。
He decided on a red car.
彼 は 日本 の 文化 に 詳しい。
He is familiar with Japanese culture.
彼 は 東京 に 住んでいます。
He lives in Tokyo.
彼 は 東京 を 離れて 京都 に 向かった。
He left Tokyo for Kyoto.
彼 は 泣き に 泣いた。
He cried and cried.
彼 は 散歩 に 出かけました。
He has gone out for a walk.