Shi (kana)

, in hiragana, or in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent the phonemes /si/, reflected in the Nihon-shiki and Kunrei-shiki romanization si, although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is [ɕi] , which is reflected in the Hepburn romanization shi. The shapes of these kana have origins in the character 之. The katakana form has become increasingly popular as an emoticon in the Western world due to its resemblance to a smiling face.

shi
hiragana
japanese hiragana shi
katakana
japanese katakana shi
transliterationshi, si
translit. with dakutenji, zi
hiragana origin
katakana origin
Man'yōgana子 之 芝 水 四 司 詞 斯 志 思 信 偲 寺 侍 時 歌 詩 師 紫 新 旨 指 次 此 死 事 准 磯 為
Voiced Man'yōgana自 士 仕 司 時 尽 慈 耳 餌 児 弐 爾
spelling kana新聞のシ
(Shinbun no "shi")

This character may be combined with a dakuten, forming じ in hiragana, ジ in katakana, and ji in Hepburn romanization; the pronunciation becomes /zi/ (phonetically [d͡ʑi] or [ʑi] in the middle of words).

The dakuten form of this character is used when transliterating "di" occasionally, as opposed to 's dakuten form, or a de assigned to a small i; for example, Aladdin is written as アラジン Arajin, and radio is written as ラジオ.

In the Ainu language, シ is used to represent the ʃi sound. It can also be written as a small ㇱ to represent a final s sound, pronounced ɕ.

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
normal sh- alone
(さ行 sa-gyō)
shi
shii, shyi
shī

しい, しぃ
しー

シイ, シィ
シー
sh- and yōon
(しゃ行 sha-gyō)
sha
shaa
shā
しゃ
しゃあ, しゃぁ
しゃー
シャ
シャア, シャァ
シャー
shu
shuu, shwu
shū
しゅ
しゅう, しゅぅ
しゅー
シュ
シュウ, シュゥ
シュー
sho
shou
shoo
shō
しょ
しょう, しょぅ
しょお, しょぉ
しょー
ショ
ショウ, ショゥ
ショオ, ショォ
ショー
with dakuten j- alone
(ザ行 za-gyō)
ji
jii, jyi

じい, じぃ
じー

ジイ, ジィ
ジー
j- and yōon
(じゃ行 ja-gyō)
ja
jaa
じゃ
じゃあ, じゃぁ
じゃー
ジャ
ジャア, ジャァ
ジャー
ju
juu, jwu
じゅ
じゅう, じゅぅ
じゅー
ジュ
ジュウ, ジュゥ
ジュー
jo
jou
joo
じょ
じょう, じょぅ
じょお, じょぉ
じょー
ジョ
ジョウ, ジョゥ
ジョオ, ジョォ
ジョー
Other additional forms
Form A (sh-/sy-/shw-)
Romaji Hiragana Katakana
(sha, sya) (しゃ) (シャ)
(shyi, syi) (しぃ) (シィ)
(shu, syu) (しゅ) (シュ)
she, sye
shee, syee
shei,
syei
shē,
syē
しぇ
しぇえ
しぇい, しぇぃ
しぇー
シェ
シェエ
シェイ, シェィ
シェー
(sho, syo) (しょ) (ショ)
shwa しゅぁ, しゎ シュァ, シヮ
shwi しゅぃ シュィ
(shwu) (しゅぅ) (シュゥ)
shwe しゅぇ シュェ
shwo しゅぉ シュォ
Form B (j-/zy-/jw-)
Romaji Hiragana Katakana
(ja, zya) (じゃ) (ジャ)
(jyi, zyi) (じぃ) (ジィ)
(ju, zyu) (じゅ) (ジュ)
je, zye
jee, zyee
jei, zyei
, zyē
じぇ
じぇえ
じぇい, じぇぃ
じぇー
ジェ
ジェエ
ジェイ, ジェィ
ジェー
(jo, zyo) (じょ) (ジョ)
jwa じゅぁ, じゎ ジュァ, ジヮ
jwi じゅぃ ジュィ
(jwu) (じゅぅ) (ジュゥ)
jwe じゅぇ ジュェ
jwo じゅぉ ジュォ

Stroke order

Stroke order in writing し
Stroke order in writing し
Stroke order in writing シ
Stroke order in writing シ
Stroke order in writing Hiragana し
Stroke order in writing Katakana シ

Other communicative representations

  • Full Braille representation
し / シ in Japanese BrailleSh/J + Yōon braille
し / シ
shi
じ / ジ
ji
しい / シー
shī
じい / ジー
しゃ / シャ
sha
じゃ / ジャ
ja
しゃあ / シャー
shā
じゃあ / ジャー
⠳ (braille pattern dots-1256) ⠐ (braille pattern dots-5) ⠳ (braille pattern dots-1256) ⠳ (braille pattern dots-1256) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠐ (braille pattern dots-5) ⠳ (braille pattern dots-1256) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠱ (braille pattern dots-156) ⠘ (braille pattern dots-45) ⠱ (braille pattern dots-156) ⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠱ (braille pattern dots-156) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠘ (braille pattern dots-45) ⠱ (braille pattern dots-156) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25)
Sh/J + Yōon braille
しゅ / シュ
shu
じゅ / ジュ
ju
しゅう / シュー
shū
じゅう / ジュー
しょ / ショ
sho
じょ / ジョ
jo
しょう / ショー
shō
じょう / ジョー
⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠹ (braille pattern dots-1456) ⠘ (braille pattern dots-45) ⠹ (braille pattern dots-1456) ⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠹ (braille pattern dots-1456) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠘ (braille pattern dots-45) ⠹ (braille pattern dots-1456) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠺ (braille pattern dots-2456) ⠘ (braille pattern dots-45) ⠺ (braille pattern dots-2456) ⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠺ (braille pattern dots-2456) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠘ (braille pattern dots-45) ⠺ (braille pattern dots-2456) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25)
Character information
Preview
Unicode name HIRAGANA LETTER SI KATAKANA LETTER SI HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER SI CIRCLED KATAKANA SI
Encodingsdecimalhexdechexdechexdechex
Unicode12375U+305712471U+30B765404U+FF7C13019U+32DB
UTF-8227 129 151E3 81 97227 130 183E3 82 B7239 189 188EF BD BC227 139 155E3 8B 9B
Numeric character referenceししシシシシ㋛㋛
Shift JIS[1]130 18182 B5131 8683 56188BC
EUC-JP[2]164 183A4 B7165 183A5 B7142 1888E BC
GB 18030[3]164 183A4 B7165 183A5 B7132 49 152 5284 31 98 34
EUC-KR[4] / UHC[5]170 183AA B7171 183AB B7
Big5 (non-ETEN kana)[6]198 187C6 BB199 79C7 4F
Big5 (ETEN / HKSCS)[7]198 253C6 FD199 179C7 B3
Character information
Preview
Unicode name KATAKANA LETTER SMALL SI HIRAGANA LETTER ZI KATAKANA LETTER ZI
Encodingsdecimalhexdechexdechex
Unicode12785U+31F112376U+305812472U+30B8
UTF-8227 135 177E3 87 B1227 129 152E3 81 98227 130 184E3 82 B8
Numeric character referenceㇱㇱじじジジ
Shift JIS (plain)[1]130 18282 B6131 8783 57
Shift JIS-2004[8]131 23783 ED130 18282 B6131 8783 57
EUC-JP (plain)[2]164 184A4 B8165 184A5 B8
EUC-JIS-2004[9]166 239A6 EF164 184A4 B8165 184A5 B8
GB 18030[3]129 57 188 5381 39 BC 35164 184A4 B8165 184A5 B8
EUC-KR[4] / UHC[5]170 184AA B8171 184AB B8
Big5 (non-ETEN kana)[6]198 188C6 BC199 80C7 50
Big5 (ETEN / HKSCS)[7]198 254C6 FE199 180C7 B4

References

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