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'に', in hiragana, or 'ニ' in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. The hiragana is written in three strokes, while the katakana in two. Both are pronounced (IPA) .
Notably, the katakana (ニ) is functionally identical for the kanji for two (二), pronounced the same way.
に is used as a particle, as well as a word fragment. As a particle it generally expresses direction, with a similar function to 'to'.
i.e Ton wa, Furansu "ni" ikimashita. Ton went "to" France.
Pan wa, Ton "ni" agemashita. Bread was given "to" Ton.

Form	Rōmaji	Hiragana	Katakana
Normal ''n-'' (な行 ''na-gyō'')	''ni''	に	ニ
	''nii'' ''nī''	にい, にぃ にー	ニイ, ニィ ニー
Addition yōon ''ny-'' (にゃ行 ''nya-gyō'')	''nya''	にゃ	ニャ
	''nyaa'' ''nyā'', ''nyah''	にゃあ にゃー	ニャア ニャー
	''nyu''	にゅ	ニュ
	''nyuu'' ''nyū''	にゅう にゅー	ニュウ ニュー
	''nyo''	にょ	ニョ
	''nyou'' ''nyoo'' ''nyō'', ''nyoh''	にょう にょお にょー	ニョウ ニョオ ニョー

Other additional forms
'Form (''ny-'')' (''nya'') (にゃ) (ニャ) (''nyi'') (にぃ) (ニィ) (''nyu'') (にゅ) (ニュ) ''nye'' にぇ ニェ (''nyo'') (にょ) (ニョ)