には

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Japanese

Etymology 1

From (ni, to) + (ha, (wa) topic marker).

Particle

には (ni wa

  1. as for; in; to
    (しち)()(わたし)には(から)()ぎる
    Shichimi wa watashi ni wa kara sugiru.
    As for me, shichimi is too spicy.
    (きょう)()には(はな)()
    Kyōto ni wa hana ga aru.
    There are flowers in Kyoto.
    (わたし)には(あね)二人(ふたり)います。
    Watashi ni wa ane ga futari imasu.
    I have two elder sisters.
  2. in order to
    キムチ(つく)には()()(ざい)(りょう)(ひつ)(よう)です
    Kimuchi o tsukuru ni wa ika no zairyō ga hitsuyō desu.
    To make kimchi / In making kimchi, the following ingredients are required.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of には – see the following entries.
にわ3
garden, yard
place where something is done
(regional) a dirt-floored room at the entrance of a house
wide sea, a wide expanse (of the sea)
a female given name
a surname
丹羽にわ
a surname
(This term, には (nifa), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as には, see Category:Japanese kanji read as には.)