Hi (kana)

hi
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transliteration	hi
hiragana origin	比
katakana origin	比

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 sound would be nearer to be transcribed "hyi" in ro-maji. The pronunciation of the voiceless palatal fricative [ç] is similar to that of the English word hue [çuː] for some speakers.

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	ひ	ヒ	ひ hi 日 sunlight ひ hi 火 flame ひかり hikari 光 shine/light ひと hito 人 human
	hii 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	ひゃく hyaku 百 one hundred にひゃく nihyaku 二百 two hundred
	hyaa hyā	ひゃあ ひゃー	ヒャア ヒャー
	hyu	ひゅ	ヒュ	ひゅうが Hyūga 日向 Hyūga Province
	hyuu hyū	ひゅう ひゅー	ヒュウ 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, hyoh	ひょう ひょお ひょー	ヒョウ ヒョオ ヒョー
Addition dakuten b- (ば行 ba-gyō)	Bi	び	ビ	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 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	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 びゃー	ビャア 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 びゅー	ビュウ 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, byoh	びょう びょお びょー	ビョウ ビョオ ビョー
Addition handakuten p- (ぱ行 pa-gyō)	Pi	ぴ	ピ	ピン pin pin ピカソ Pikaso Picasso
	pii 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	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 ぴゃー	ピャア ピャー
	pyu	ぴゅ	ピュ	コンピューター konpyūtā computer
	pyuu pyū	ぴゅう ぴゅー	ピュウ 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, pyoh	ぴょう ぴょお ぴょー	ピョウ ピョオ 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 ひぇ ヒェ 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 びぇ ビェ 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 ぴぇ ピェ Pyo ぴょ ピョ

Stroke order

Stroke order in writing ひ

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 [1])

Other representations

• Computer encodings

Character	ひ		ヒ		ﾋ		ㇶ
Unicode name	HIRAGANA LETTER HI		KATAKANA LETTER HI		HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER HI		KATAKANA LETTER SMALL HI
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	12402	U+3072	12498	U+30D2	65419	U+FF8B	12790	U+31F6
UTF-8	227 129 178	E3 81 B2	227 131 146	E3 83 92	239 190 139	EF BE 8B	227 135 182	E3 87 B6
Numeric character reference	ひ	ひ	ヒ	ヒ	ﾋ	ﾋ	ㇶ	ㇶ
Shift JIS	130 208	82 D0	131 113	83 71	203	CB

Character	び		ビ		ぴ		ピ
Unicode name	HIRAGANA LETTER BI		KATAKANA LETTER BI		HIRAGANA LETTER PI		KATAKANA LETTER PI
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	12403	U+3073	12499	U+30D3	12404	U+3074	12500	U+30D4
UTF-8	227 129 179	E3 81 B3	227 131 147	E3 83 93	227 129 180	E3 81 B4	227 131 148	E3 83 94
Numeric character reference	び	び	ビ	ビ	ぴ	ぴ	ピ	ピ
Shift JIS	130 209	82 D1	131 114	83 72	130 210	82 D2	131 115	83 73

• Braille

ひ / ヒ in Japanese Braille						H/B/P + Yōon braille
ひ / ヒ hi	び / ビ bi	ぴ / ピ pi	ひい / ヒー hī	びい / ビー bī	ぴい / ピー pī	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
H/B/P + Yōon braille
ひゅ / ヒュ hyu	びゅ / ビュ byu	ぴゅ / ピュ pyu	���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

• Japanese semaphore