Hi (kana)
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 although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is, the sound would be nearer to be transcribed "hyi" in ro-maji. The pronunciation of the voiceless palatal fricative| voiceless palatal fricative is similar to that of the English word hue 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. 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 |
| Normal h- | Hi | ひ | ヒ |
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| Normal h- | hii hī | ひい, ひぃ ひー | ヒイ, ヒィ ヒー |
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| Addition yōon hy- | hya | ひゃ | ヒャ |
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| Addition yōon hy- | hyaa hyā | ひゃあ ひゃー | ヒャア ヒャー |
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| Addition yōon hy- | hyu | ひゅ | ヒュ |
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| Addition yōon hy- | hyuu hyū | ひゅう ひゅー | ヒュウ ヒュー |
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| Addition yōon hy- | hyo | ひょ | ヒョ |
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| Addition yōon hy- | hyou hyoo hyō, hyoh | ひょう ひょお ひょー | ヒョウ ヒョオ ヒョー |
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| Addition dakuten b- | Bi | び | ビ | |
| Addition dakuten b- | bii bī | びい, びぃ びー | ビイ, ビィ ビー |
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| Addition yōon and dakuten by- | bya | びゃ | ビャ |
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| Addition yōon and dakuten by- | byaa byā | びゃあ びゃー | ビャア ビャー |
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| Addition yōon and dakuten by- | byu | びゅ | ビュ |
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| Addition yōon and dakuten by- | byuu byū | びゅう びゅー | ビュウ ビュー |
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| Addition yōon and dakuten by- | byo | びょ | ビョ |
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| Addition yōon and dakuten by- | byou byoo byō, byoh | びょう びょお びょー | ビョウ ビョオ ビョー |
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| Addition handakuten p- | Pi | ぴ | ピ |
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| Addition handakuten p- | pii pī | ぴい, ぴぃ ぴー | ピイ, ピィ ピー |
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| Addition yōon and handakuten py- | pya | ぴゃ | ピャ |
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| Addition yōon and handakuten py- | pyaa pyā | ぴゃあ ぴゃー | ピャア ピャー |
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| Addition yōon and handakuten py- | pyu | ぴゅ | ピュ |
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| Addition yōon and handakuten py- | pyuu pyū | ぴゅう ぴゅー | ピュウ ピュー |
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| Addition yōon and handakuten py- | pyo | ぴょ | ピョ | |
| Addition yōon and handakuten py- | pyou pyoo pyō, pyoh | ぴょう ぴょお ぴょー | ピョウ ピョオ ピョー |
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