Hi (kana)
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| Transliteration | hi | ||
| Translit. with dakuten | bi | ||
| Translit. with handakuten | pi | ||
| Hiragana origin | 比 | ||
| Katakana origin | 比 | ||
| Man'yōgana | 比 必 卑 賓 日 氷 飯 負 嬪 臂 避 匱 非 悲 斐 火 肥 飛 樋 干 乾 彼 被 秘 | ||
| Voiced man'yōgana | 婢 鼻 弥 備 肥 飛 乾 眉 媚 | ||
| Spelling kana | 飛行機のヒ Hikōki no "hi" | ||
| Unicode | U+3072, U+30D2 | ||
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| Note: This mora was historically pronounced as "pi" with one of two different vowel sounds, which later merged. | |||
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ひ, in hiragana, or ヒ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both can be written in two strokes, sometimes one for hiragana, and both are phonemically /hi/ although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is [çi] ⓘ. The pronunciation of the voiceless palatal fricative [ç] is similar to that of the English word hue [çuː] for some speakers.
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana | Example words (with kanji) |
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| Normal h- (は行 ha-gyō) |
hi | ひ | ヒ |
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| hii, hyi hī |
ひい, ひぃ ひー |
ヒイ, ヒィ ヒー | ||
| Addition yōon hy- (ひゃ行 hya-gyō) |
hya | ひゃ | ヒャ |
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| hyaa hyā |
ひゃあ, ひゃぁ ひゃー |
ヒャア, ヒャァ ヒャー | ||
| hyu | ひゅ | ヒュ |
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| hyuu hyū |
ひゅう, ひゅぅ ひゅー |
ヒュウ, ヒュゥ ヒュー | ||
| hyo | ひょ | ヒョ |
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| hyou hyoo hyō |
ひょう, ひょぅ ひょお, ひょぉ ひょー |
ヒョウ, ヒョゥ ヒョオ, ヒョォ ヒョー | ||
| Addition dakuten b- (ば行 ba-gyō) |
bi | び | ビ |
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| bii, byi bī |
びい, びぃ びー |
ビイ, ビィ ビー | ||
| Addition yōon and dakuten by- (びゃ行 bya-gyō) |
bya | びゃ | ビャ |
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| byaa byā |
びゃあ, びゃぁ びゃー |
ビャア, ビャァ ビャー | ||
| byu | びゅ | ビュ |
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| byuu byū |
びゅう, びゅぅ びゅー |
ビュウ, ビュゥ ビュー | ||
| byo | びょ | ビョ |
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| byou byoo byō |
びょう, びょぅ びょお, びょぉ びょー |
ビョウ, ビョゥ ビョオ, ビョォ ビョー | ||
| Addition handakuten p- (ぱ行 pa-gyō) |
pi | ぴ | ピ |
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| pii, pyi pī |
ぴい, ぴぃ ぴー |
ピイ, ピィ ピー | ||
| Addition yōon and handakuten py- (ぴゃ行 pya-gyō) |
pya | ぴゃ | ピャ |
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| pyaa pyā |
ぴゃあ, ぴゃぁ ぴゃー |
ピャア, ピャァ ピャー | ||
| pyu | ぴゅ | ピュ |
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| pyuu pyū |
ぴゅう, ぴゅぅ ぴゅー |
ピュウ, ピュゥ ピュー | ||
| pyo | ぴょ | ピョ |
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| pyou pyoo pyō |
ぴょう, ぴょぅ ぴょお, ぴょぉ ぴょー |
ピョウ, ピョゥ ピョオ, ピョォ ピョー |
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