ひ

See also: び and ぴ

ひ U+3072, ひ
HIRAGANA LETTER HI
← ぱ
[U+3071] 		Hiragana び →
[U+3073]

Japanese

Stroke order

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [çi]
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Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 比 in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable

ひ (romaji hi)

  1. The hiragana syllable ひ (hi). Its equivalent in katakana is ヒ (hi). It is the twenty-seventh syllable in the gojūon order; its position is は行い段 (ha-gyō i-dan, “row ha, section i”).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Noun

ひ (rōmaji hi)

  1. 日: sun, day, sunshine
  2. 陽: sun, sunshine
  3. 比: fraction, ratio
  4. 火: fire
  5. 非: fault
  6. 梭, 杼: shuttle
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