Stroke Order
The hiragana に is made with three strokes:
- A vertical stroke from top to bottom.
- A short, horizontal stroke to the upper right of the first stroke, going from left to right.
- Another short, horizontal stroke at the bottom right of the first stroke, going from left to right.
The katakana ニ is made with two strokes:
- At the top, a horizontal stroke from left to right.
- Another, longer horizontal stroke under the first stroke
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