毎 Kanji: Meaning, Readings and Stroke Order

毎: every; each; every time. JLPT N5; 6 strokes.

Readings

On readings

マイ

Kun readings

ごと.に

Romaji

mai, goto

Study notes

毎 means 'every'; it is placed before words that indicate a period of time.

On reading: マイ in 毎日 (まいにち, every day), 毎朝 (まいあさ, every morning), 毎晩 (まいばん, every evening), 毎週 (まいしゅう, every week), 毎月 (まいつき, every month), 毎年 (まいとし or まいねん, every year), 毎回 (まいかい, every time), 毎度 (まいど, every time; always).

Kun reading: ごと (毎) means 'every, to every': 毎に (ごとに, to every), as in 一時間ごとに (every hour); today this suffix is almost always written in hiragana.

Remember: 毎度ありがとうございます (まいどありがとうございます) is the formula that shopkeepers use to thank regular customers.

Example words

• 毎日 (まいにち) — every day
• 毎朝 (まいあさ) — every morning
• 駅毎に (えきごとに) — at every station

Example sentences

毎日日本語を勉強します。

mainichi nihongo wo benkyou shimasu.

I study Japanese every day.

Stroke order

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