Hi (kana)

Character of the Japanese writing system

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Transliteration| hi
Translit. with dakuten| bi
Translit. with handakuten| pi
Hiragana origin| 比
Katakana origin| 比
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"
Unicode| U+3072, U+30D2
Braille|
Note: This mora was historically pronounced as "pi" with one of two different vowel sounds, which later merged.
kana gojūon

| wa| ra| ya| ma| ha| na| ta| sa| ka| a

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wi| ri| (yi)| mi| hi| ni| chi| shi| ki| i
(wu)| ru| yu| mu| fu| nu| tsu| su| ku| u
we| re| (ye)| me| he| ne| te| se| ke| e
wo| ro| yo| mo| ho| no| to| so| ko| o
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Kana modifiers and marks

* sokuonfu (gemination)
* yōon (palatalization)
* chōonpu (vowel lengthener)
* Iteration marks
* dakuten/handakuten (voiced & semi-voiced marks)

Multi-moraic kana

* iu
* kashiko
* koto
* sama
* shite
* toki
* tomo
* nari
* mairasesoro
* yori

* v
* t
* e

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 pronunciation of the  voiceless palatal fricative [ç] is similar to that of the English word hue [çuː] for some speakers.

Form  | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana | Example words (with kanji)

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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, hyi
hī | ひい, ひぃ
ひー  | ヒイ, ヒィ

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  |

* ひゅうが Hyūga 日向 Hyūga Province

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  | 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, byi
bī | びい, びぃ
びー  | ビイ, ビィ

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 | ぴ  | ピ  |

* ピン pin pin
* ピカソ Pikaso Picasso

pii, pyi
pī | ぴい, ぴぃ
ぴー  | ピイ, ピィ

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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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Stroke order in writing ひ | Stroke order in writing ヒ

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Stroke order in writing ひ Stroke order in writing ヒ (the first stroke may also be written from left to right [1])

## Other communicative representations

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Japanese radiotelephony alphabet | Wabun code

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飛行機のヒ
Hikōki no "Hi" |  ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ⓘ

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Japanese Navy Signal Flag | Japanese semaphore | Japanese manual syllabary (fingerspelling)  | Braille dots-1236
Japanese Braille

* Full Braille representation

ひ / ヒ in Japanese Braille | H/B/P + Yōon braille

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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
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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
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* Computer encodings

Character information  Preview | ひ | ヒ | ﾋ | ㇶ | ㋪

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Unicode name  | HIRAGANA LETTER HI  | KATAKANA LETTER HI  | HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER HI  | KATAKANA LETTER SMALL HI  | CIRCLED KATAKANA HI
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex
Unicode | 12402 | U+3072 | 12498 | U+30D2 | 65419 | U+FF8B | 12790 | U+31F6 | 13034 | U+32EA
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 | 227 139 170 | E3 8B AA
Numeric character reference | &#12402; | &#x3072; | &#12498; | &#x30D2; | &#65419; | &#xFF8B; | &#12790; | &#x31F6; | &#13034; | &#x32EA;
Shift JIS (plain)[1] | 130 208 | 82 D0 | 131 113 | 83 71 | 203 | CB |  |  |  |
Shift JIS-2004[2] | 130 208 | 82 D0 | 131 113 | 83 71 | 203 | CB | 131 242 | 83 F2 |  |
EUC-JP (plain)[3] | 164 210 | A4 D2 | 165 210 | A5 D2 | 142 203 | 8E CB |  |  |  |
EUC-JIS-2004[4] | 164 210 | A4 D2 | 165 210 | A5 D2 | 142 203 | 8E CB | 166 244 | A6 F4 |  |
GB 18030[5] | 164 210 | A4 D2 | 165 210 | A5 D2 | 132 49 153 57 | 84 31 99 39 | 129 57 189 48 | 81 39 BD 30 |  |
EUC-KR[6] / UHC[7] | 170 210 | AA D2 | 171 210 | AB D2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Big5 (non-ETEN kana)[8] | 198 214 | C6 D6 | 199 106 | C7 6A |  |  |  |  |  |
Big5 (ETEN / HKSCS)[9] | 199 89 | C7 59 | 199 206 | C7 CE |  |  |  |  |  |
Character information  Preview | び | ビ | ぴ | ピ

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Unicode name  | HIRAGANA LETTER BI  | KATAKANA LETTER BI  | HIRAGANA LETTER PI  | KATAKANA LETTER PI
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | 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 | &#12403; | &#x3073; | &#12499; | &#x30D3; | &#12404; | &#x3074; | &#12500; | &#x30D4;
Shift JIS[1] | 130 209 | 82 D1 | 131 114 | 83 72 | 130 210 | 82 D2 | 131 115 | 83 73
EUC-JP[3] | 164 211 | A4 D3 | 165 211 | A5 D3 | 164 212 | A4 D4 | 165 212 | A5 D4
GB 18030[5] | 164 211 | A4 D3 | 165 211 | A5 D3 | 164 212 | A4 D4 | 165 212 | A5 D4
EUC-KR[6] / UHC[7] | 170 211 | AA D3 | 171 211 | AB D3 | 170 212 | AA D4 | 171 212 | AB D4
Big5 (non-ETEN kana)[8] | 198 215 | C6 D7 | 199 107 | C7 6B | 198 216 | C6 D8 | 199 108 | C7 6C
Big5 (ETEN / HKSCS)[9] | 199 90 | C7 5A | 199 207 | C7 CF | 199 91 | C7 5B | 199 208 | C7 D0

## Use in the Ainu language

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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.

## References

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Look up ひ, び, or ぴ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Look up ヒ, ビ, or ピ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

1. ^ a b Unicode Consortium (2015-12-02) [1994-03-08]. "Shift-JIS to Unicode".
2. ^ Project X0213 (2009-05-03). "Shift_JIS-2004 (JIS X 0213:2004 Appendix 1) vs Unicode mapping table".`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ a b Unicode Consortium; IBM. "EUC-JP-2007". International Components for Unicode.
4. ^ Project X0213 (2009-05-03). "EUC-JIS-2004 (JIS X 0213:2004 Appendix 3) vs Unicode mapping table".`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. ^ a b Standardization Administration of China (SAC) (2005-11-18). GB 18030-2005: Information Technology—Chinese coded character set.
6. ^ a b Unicode Consortium; IBM. "IBM-970". International Components for Unicode.
7. ^ a b Steele, Shawn (2000). "cp949 to Unicode table". Microsoft / Unicode Consortium.
8. ^ a b Unicode Consortium (2015-12-02) [1994-02-11]. "BIG5 to Unicode table (complete)".
9. ^ a b van Kesteren, Anne. "big5". Encoding Standard. WHATWG.

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