Hi (kana)

, in hiragana, or 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 sound would be nearer to be transcribed "hyi" in phonetic-based rōmaji. The pronunciation of the voiceless palatal fricative [ç] is similar to that of the English word hue [çuː] for some speakers.

hi
hiragana
japanese hiragana hi
katakana
japanese katakana hi
transliterationhi
hiragana origin
katakana origin
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"
unicodeU+3072, U+30D2
braille⠧
Note: This syllable was historically pronounced as "Pi" with one of two different vowel sounds, which later merged

In the Sakhalin dialect of the Ainu language, ヒ can be written as small ㇶ to represent a final h sound after an i sound (イㇶ ih). Along with other extended katakana, this was developed to represent sounds in Ainu that are not present in standard Japanese katakana.

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana Example words (with kanji)
Normal h-
(は行 ha-gyō)
hi
  • hi 日 sunlight
  • hi 火 flame
  • ひかり hikari 光 shine/light
  • ひと hito 人 human
hii, hyi
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
  • ひゃく hyaku 百 one hundred
  • にひゃく nihyaku 二百 two hundred
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
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
  • ひょう hyō 豹 panther
  • ひょうへん hyōhen 豹変 sudden change
  • ひょうき hyōki 表記 notation
  • ひょうじょう hyōjō 表情 expression
  • ひょっとして "hyottosuru/shite" Perhaps
  • ひょんな "hyonna" unexpectedly
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
  • びん bin 瓶 bottle
  • ビール bīru beer
  • びせい bisei 美声 beautiful voice
  • かびん kabin 過敏 sensitivity
  • はなび hanabi 花火 fireworks
bii, byi
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
  • さんびゃく sanbyaku 三百 three hundred
  • びゃくや byakuya 白夜 midnight sun
  • びゃっこたい byakkotai 白虎隊 Byakkotai
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
  • ごびゅう gobyū 誤謬 mistake
  • ワイドビュー waidobyū wide-view
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
  • びょうき byōki 病気 sickness
  • びょういん byōin 病院 hospital
  • いちびょう ichibyō 1秒 one second (of time) 
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
  • ピン pin pin
  • ピカソ Pikaso Picasso
pii, pyi
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
  • ろっぴゃく roppyaku 六百 six hundred
  • はっぴゃく happyaku 八百 eight hundred
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
  • コンピューター konpyūtā computer
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
  • ろんぴょう ronpyō 論評 comment
  • かんぴょう kanpyō 干瓢 kanpyō
  • はっぴょう happyō 発表 publication
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
Other additional forms
Form A (hy-)
Romaji Hiragana Katakana
(hya) (ひゃ) (ヒャ)
(hyi) (ひぃ) (ヒィ)
(hyu) (ひゅ) (ヒュ)
hye
hyei
hyee
hyē
ひぇ
ひぇい, ひぇぃ
ひぇえ
ひぇー
ヒェ
ヒェイ, ヒェィ
ヒェエ, ヒェェ
ヒェー
(hyo) (ひょ) (ヒョ)
Form B (by-)
Romaji Hiragana Katakana
(bya) (びゃ) (ビャ)
(byi) (びぃ) (ビィ)
(byu) (びゅ) (ビュ)
bye
byei
byee
byē
びぇ
びぇい, びぇぃ
びぇえ
びぇー
ビェ
ビェイ, ビェィ
ビェエ, ビェェ
ビェー
(byo) (びょ) (ビョ)
Form C (py-)
Romaji Hiragana Katagana
(pya) (ぴゃ) (ピャ)
(pyi) (ぴぃ) (ピィ)
(pyu) (ぴゅ) (ピュ)
pye
pyei
pyee
pyē
ぴぇ
ぴぇい, ぴぇぃ
ぴぇえ
ぴぇー
ピェ
ピェイ, ピェィ
ピェエ, ピェェ
ピェー
(pyo) (ぴょ) (ピョ)

Stroke order

Stroke order in writing ひ
Stroke order in writing ひ
Stroke order in writing ヒ
Stroke order in writing ヒ
Stroke order in writing ひ
Stroke order in writing ヒ (the first stroke may also be written from left to right )

Other communicative representations

  • Full Braille representation
ひ / ヒ in Japanese BrailleH/B/P + Yōon braille
ひ / ヒ
hi
び / ビ
bi
ぴ / ピ
pi
ひい / ヒー
びい / ビー
ぴい / ピー
ひゃ / ヒャ
hya
びゃ / ビャ
bya
ぴゃ / ピャ
pya
ひゃあ / ヒャー
hyā
びゃあ / ビャー
byā
ぴゃあ / ピャー
pyā
⠧ (braille pattern dots-1236) ⠐ (braille pattern dots-5) ⠧ (braille pattern dots-1236) ⠠ (braille pattern dots-6) ⠧ (braille pattern dots-1236) ⠧ (braille pattern dots-1236) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠐ (braille pattern dots-5) ⠧ (braille pattern dots-1236) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠠ (braille pattern dots-6) ⠧ (braille pattern dots-1236) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠥ (braille pattern dots-136) ⠘ (braille pattern dots-45) ⠥ (braille pattern dots-136) ⠨ (braille pattern dots-46) ⠥ (braille pattern dots-136) ⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠥ (braille pattern dots-136) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠘ (braille pattern dots-45) ⠥ (braille pattern dots-136) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠨ (braille pattern dots-46) ⠥ (braille pattern dots-136) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25)
H/B/P + Yōon braille
ひゅ / ヒュ
hyu
びゅ / ビュ
byu
ぴゅ / ピュ
pyu
ひゅう / ヒュー
hyū
びゅう / ビュー
byū
ぴゅう / ピュー
pyū
ひょ / ヒョ
hyo
びょ / ビョ
byo
ぴょ / ピョ
pyo
ひょう / ヒョー
hyō
びょう / ビョー
byō
ぴょう / ピョー
pyō
⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠭ (braille pattern dots-1346) ⠘ (braille pattern dots-45) ⠭ (braille pattern dots-1346) ⠨ (braille pattern dots-46) ⠭ (braille pattern dots-1346) ⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠭ (braille pattern dots-1346) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠘ (braille pattern dots-45) ⠭ (braille pattern dots-1346) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠨ (braille pattern dots-46) ⠭ (braille pattern dots-1346) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠮ (braille pattern dots-2346) ⠘ (braille pattern dots-45) ⠮ (braille pattern dots-2346) ⠨ (braille pattern dots-46) ⠮ (braille pattern dots-2346) ⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠮ (braille pattern dots-2346) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠘ (braille pattern dots-45) ⠮ (braille pattern dots-2346) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠨ (braille pattern dots-46) ⠮ (braille pattern dots-2346) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25)
Character information
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Unicode name HIRAGANA LETTER HI KATAKANA LETTER HI HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER HI KATAKANA LETTER SMALL HI CIRCLED KATAKANA HI
Encodingsdecimalhexdechexdechexdechexdechex
Unicode12402U+307212498U+30D265419U+FF8B12790U+31F613034U+32EA
UTF-8227 129 178E3 81 B2227 131 146E3 83 92239 190 139EF BE 8B227 135 182E3 87 B6227 139 170E3 8B AA
Numeric character referenceひひヒヒヒヒㇶㇶ㋪㋪
Shift JIS (plain)[1]130 20882 D0131 11383 71203CB
Shift JIS-2004[2]130 20882 D0131 11383 71203CB131 24283 F2
EUC-JP (plain)[3]164 210A4 D2165 210A5 D2142 2038E CB
EUC-JIS-2004[4]164 210A4 D2165 210A5 D2142 2038E CB166 244A6 F4
GB 18030[5]164 210A4 D2165 210A5 D2132 49 153 5784 31 99 39129 57 189 4881 39 BD 30
EUC-KR[6] / UHC[7]170 210AA D2171 210AB D2
Big5 (non-ETEN kana)[8]198 214C6 D6199 106C7 6A
Big5 (ETEN / HKSCS)[9]199 89C7 59199 206C7 CE
Character information
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Unicode name HIRAGANA LETTER BI KATAKANA LETTER BI HIRAGANA LETTER PI KATAKANA LETTER PI
Encodingsdecimalhexdechexdechexdechex
Unicode12403U+307312499U+30D312404U+307412500U+30D4
UTF-8227 129 179E3 81 B3227 131 147E3 83 93227 129 180E3 81 B4227 131 148E3 83 94
Numeric character referenceびびビビぴぴピピ
Shift JIS[1]130 20982 D1131 11483 72130 21082 D2131 11583 73
EUC-JP[3]164 211A4 D3165 211A5 D3164 212A4 D4165 212A5 D4
GB 18030[5]164 211A4 D3165 211A5 D3164 212A4 D4165 212A5 D4
EUC-KR[6] / UHC[7]170 211AA D3171 211AB D3170 212AA D4171 212AB D4
Big5 (non-ETEN kana)[8]198 215C6 D7199 107C7 6B198 216C6 D8199 108C7 6C
Big5 (ETEN / HKSCS)[9]199 90C7 5A199 207C7 CF199 91C7 5B199 208C7 D0

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