How to Say ‘In; at; by’ in Japanese
に
ni
[ni]
💬 Usage Tip: に often marks a time point, and with words like 近いうち it gives "by/in that time": 近いうちに, 来週に. In many common time expressions, に is optional or not used, so it's best to learn frequent chunks as whole phrases.
Phrase Breakdown
に
ni
[ni]
in; at; by
Particle used with time expressions like 近いうちに.
近いうちにお会いしたいです。
I’d like to meet you soon.
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