:Hi (kana)
{{Infobox kana
|Hiragana image = ひ 教科書体.svg
|Katakana image = Japanese Katakana kyokashotai HI.svg
|Transliteration = hi
|Transliteration Dakuten = bi
|Transliteration Handakuten = pi
|Hiragana Manyogana = 比
|Katakana Manyogana= 比
|Other Manyogana = 比 必 卑 賓 日 氷 飯 負 嬪 臂 避 匱 非 悲 斐 火 肥 飛 樋 干 乾 彼 被 秘
|Dakuten Manyogana = 婢 鼻 弥 備 肥 飛 乾 眉 媚
|Braille = File:Japanese Hi Braille.svg
|Unicode = U+3072, U+30D2
|flag1=1|flag2=7
|Spelling=飛行機のヒ Hikōki no "hi"
|footnote = This mora was historically pronounced as "pi" with one of two different vowel sounds, which later merged.
}}
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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 {{IPA|/hi/}} although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is {{IPA|ja|çi||Ja-Hi.oga}}. The pronunciation of the voiceless palatal fricative [ç] is similar to that of the English word hue [çuː] for some speakers.
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!Form !Example words (with kanji) |
| rowspan="2"|Normal h- (は行 ha-gyō) |hi |ひ |ヒ |rowspan="2"|
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| hii, hyi hī |ひい, ひぃ |ヒイ, ヒィ |
| rowspan="6"|Addition yōon hy- (ひゃ行 hya-gyō) |hya |ひゃ |ヒャ |rowspan="2"|
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| hyaa hyā |ひゃあ, ひゃぁ |ヒャア, ヒャァ |
| hyu
|ひゅ |ヒュ |rowspan="2"|
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| hyuu hyū |ひゅう, ひゅぅ |ヒュウ, ヒュゥ |
| hyo
|ひょ |ヒョ |rowspan="2"|
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| hyou hyoo hyō |ひょう, ひょぅ |ヒョウ, ヒョゥ |
| rowspan="2"|Addition dakuten b- (ば行 ba-gyō) |bi |び |ビ |rowspan="2"|
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| bii, byi bī |びい, びぃ |ビイ, ビィ |
| rowspan="6"|Addition yōon and dakuten by- (びゃ行 bya-gyō) |bya |びゃ |ビャ |rowspan="2"|
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| byaa byā |びゃあ, びゃぁ |ビャア, ビャァ |
| byu
|びゅ |ビュ |rowspan="2"|
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| byuu byū |びゅう, びゅぅ |ビュウ, ビュゥ |
| byo
|びょ |ビョ |rowspan="2"|
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| byou byoo byō |びょう, びょぅ |ビョウ, ビョゥ |
| rowspan="2"|Addition handakuten p- (ぱ行 pa-gyō) |pi |ぴ |ピ |rowspan="2"|
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| pii, pyi pī |ぴい, ぴぃ |ピイ, ピィ |
| rowspan="6"|Addition yōon and handakuten py- (ぴゃ行 pya-gyō) |pya |ぴゃ |ピャ |rowspan="2"|
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| pyaa pyā |ぴゃあ, ぴゃぁ |ピャア, ピャァ |
| pyu
|ぴゅ |ピュ |rowspan="2"|
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| pyuu pyū |ぴゅう, ぴゅぅ |ピュウ, ピュゥ |
| pyo
|ぴょ |ピョ |rowspan="2"|
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| pyou pyoo pyō |ぴょう, ぴょぅ |ピョウ, ピョゥ |
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!colspan="3"|Other additional forms |
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|+Form A (hy-) |
| (hya)
|(ひゃ) |(ヒャ) |
| (hyi)
|(ひぃ) |(ヒィ) |
| (hyu)
|(ひゅ) |(ヒュ) |
| hye hyei hyee hyē |ひぇ |ヒェ |
| (hyo)
|(ひょ) |(ヒョ) |
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|+Form B (by-) |
| (bya)
|(びゃ) |(ビャ) |
| (byi)
|(びぃ) |(ビィ) |
| (byu)
|(びゅ) |(ビュ) |
| bye byei byee byē |びぇ |ビェ |
| (byo)
|(びょ) |(ビョ) |
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|+Form C (py-) |
| (pya)
|(ぴゃ) |(ピャ) |
| (pyi)
|(ぴぃ) |(ピィ) |
| (pyu)
|(ぴゅ) |(ピュ) |
| pye pyei pyee pyē |ぴぇ |ピェ |
| (pyo)
|(ぴょ) |(ピョ) |
|}
Stroke order
Other communicative representations
{{Letter reps|lang=Japanese|radio={{lang|ja|飛行機のヒ}}|radio_trans=Hikōki no "Hi"|morse=--・・- |morse_sound=Ż Morse Code.oga|flag_img=|sign_img=HI-jsl-yubimoji.png|sem1=Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 1.svg|sem2=Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 7.svg|braille_img=Japanese Hi Braille.svg|braille=⠧}}
- Full Braille representation
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| colspan=6| ひ / ヒ in Japanese Braille | colspan=6| 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 |
| {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|ひ}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|5|ひ}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|6|ひ}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|ひ|25}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|5|ひ|25}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|6|ひ|25}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|4|は}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|45|は}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|46|は}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|4|は|25}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|45|は|25}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|46|は|25}} |
| colspan=12| 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 cell|type=kana|size=30px|4|ふ}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|45|ふ}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|46|ふ}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|4|ふ|25}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|45|ふ|25}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|46|ふ|25}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|4|ほ}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|45|ほ}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|46|ほ}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|4|ほ|25}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|45|ほ|25}} | {{Braille cell|type=kana|size=30px|46|ほ|25}} |
{{charmap
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|30D2|name2=Katakana Letter Hi
|FF8B|name3=Halfwidth Katakana Letter Hi
|31F6|name4=Katakana Letter Small Hi
|32EA|name5=Circled Katakana Hi
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{{charmap
|3073|name1=Hiragana Letter Bi
|30D3|name2=Katakana Letter Bi
|3074|name3=Hiragana Letter Pi
|30D4|name4=Katakana Letter Pi
|map1=Shift JIS|map1char1=82 D1|map1char2=83 72|map1char3=82 D2|map1char4=83 73
|map2=EUC-JP|map2char1=A4 D3|map2char2=A5 D3|map2char3=A4 D4|map2char4=A5 D4
|map3=GB 18030|map3char1=A4 D3|map3char2=A5 D3|map3char3=A4 D4|map3char4=A5 D4
|map4=EUC-KR / UHC|map4char1=AA D3|map4char2=AB D3|map4char3=AA D4|map4char4=AB D4
|map5=Big5 (non-ETEN kana)|map5char1=C6 D7|map5char2=C7 6B|map5char3=C6 D8|map5char4=C7 6C
|map6=Big5 (ETEN / HKSCS)|map6char1=C7 5A|map6char2=C7 CF|map6char3=C7 5B|map6char4=C7 D0
}}
Use in the Ainu language
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.