ひ

See also: び and ぴ

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

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, ゆゅ, よょ, ら, り, る, れ, ろ, わゎ, ゐ, ゑ, を, ん, ー, ゝ, ゞ, ゟ

Etymology 2

Noun

ひ ‎(romaji hi)

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