毎
毎 — Every
every
On’yomiマイ (mai)
Kun’yomiごと (goto)
Kun’yomi-ごとに (gotoni)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 毎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毎日 | まいにち mainichi | every day; daily |
| 毎年 | まいとし maitoshi | every year; yearly; annually |
| 毎週 | まいしゅう maishuu | every week |
| 毎月 | まいつき maitsuki | every month; each month; monthly |
| 毎回 | まいかい maikai | every time; each round |
| 毎朝 | まいあさ maiasa | every morning |
Study notes
毎 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #436 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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