毎 means “every”

まい · mai

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ごと

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

マイ

JLPT N5 · Taught in grade 2 · 6 strokes

The story

A mother with her hair pinned up, drawn again and again: the figure who returns every single day. Routine is devotion: 毎日 every day, 毎朝 every morning, the quiet rhythm of Japanese life.

Used in 毎日 (mainichi, every day), 毎朝 (maiasa, every morning), and 毎週 (maishuu, every week)

Words with 毎

• 毎日 (まいにち, mainichi): every day
• 毎年 (まいとし, maitoshi): every year

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.