ひ

See also: び and ぴ

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

Japanese

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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

• び (bi)
• ぴ (pi)

See also

• (Hiragana) 平仮名; あぁ, いぃ, うぅゔ, えぇ, おぉ, かゕが, きぎ, くぐ, けゖげ, こ𛄲ご, さざ, しじ, すず, せぜ, そぞ, ただ, ちぢ, つっづ, てで, とど, な, に, ぬ, ね, の, はばぱ, ひびぴ, ふぶぷ, へべぺ, ほぼぽ, ま, み, む, め, も, やゃ, 𛀆, ゆゅ, 𛀁, よょ, らら゚, りり゚, るる゚, れれ゚, ろろ゚, わゎわ゙, ゐ𛅐ゐ゙, 𛄟, ゑ𛅑ゑ゙, を𛅒を゙, ん, ー, ゝ, ゞ, ゟ

Etymology 2

Prefix

ひ • (hi-) 

1. (emphatic, before an adjective, non-productive) indeed, truly

   ‎ひ + ‎弱い (yowai) → ‎ひ弱い (hiyowai)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çi]

Interjection

ひ • (hi) 

1. (onomatopoeia) A shriek, as when recoiling in fear or disgust.

Related terms

• ひぎぃ (higī)

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entries.

【費】5 [suffix] cost, fee

【灯】4 [noun] a light, lamp

【比】5 [noun] a ratio [affix] comparison, match, equal [affix] ratio [affix] Short for フィリピン (Firipin): the Philippines Alternative spelling 譬

【非】5 [prefix] negative prefix: in-, non-, un-

【否】6 [noun] no

【妃】S [noun] a queen consort or princess consort

(This term, ひ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.)

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entry.

【日】1 [noun] the sun [noun] sunlight, sunshine [noun] daytime, daylight [noun] a day [noun] time and date [noun] a daily (something done everyday) [noun] the weather [noun] a (usually unfortunate) case, event, situation [noun] the times (age, era, or time in the past) [noun] an auspicious or inauspicious aspect of a given day [noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with a sun-shaped design

(This term, ひ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.)

Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entry.

【陽】3 [noun] Alternative spelling of 日: sun, sunshine

(This term, ひ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.)

Etymology 7

For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entry.

【火】1 [noun] term relating to fire: [noun] a flame [noun] cooking fire [noun] a firestarter [noun] sparks [noun] light (matches or lighter) [noun] heat [noun] a conflagration [noun] a signal fire [noun] (by extension) a light [noun] a burning passion [noun] menstruation

(This term, ひ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.)

Etymology 8

For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entry.

【梭】H [noun] (weaving) shuttle Alternative spelling 杼

(This term, ひ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.)