ひ, in hiragana

Hiragana

is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...

, or ヒ in katakana

Katakana

is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...

, is one of the Japanese kana

Kana

Kana are the syllabic Japanese scripts, as opposed to the logographic Chinese characters known in Japan as kanji and the Roman alphabet known as rōmaji...

, which each represent one mora

Mora (linguistics)

Mora is a unit in phonology that determines syllable weight, which in some languages determines stress or timing. As with many technical linguistic terms, the definition of a mora varies. Perhaps the most succinct working definition was provided by the American linguist James D...

. Both can be written in two strokes, sometimes one for hiragana, and both are phonemically /hi/ although for phonological reasons

Japanese phonology

This article deals with the phonology of the Japanese language.-Consonants:The Japanese vowels are pronounced as monophthongs, unlike in English; except for , they are similar to their Spanish or Italian counterparts....

, the actual pronunciation is çi. The pronunciation of the voiceless palatal fricative [ç

Voiceless palatal fricative

The voiceless palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is . The symbol ç is the letter c with a cedilla, as used to spell French words such as façade...

] 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 Hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...	Katakana Katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...	Example words (with kanji Kanji Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet... )
Normal h- (は行 ha-gyō)	Hi	ひ	ヒ	ひ hi 日 the sun 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 Yoon is a feature of the Japanese language in which a mora is formed with an added sound.Yōon are represented in hiragana using a kana ending in i, such as き , plus a smaller-than-usual version of one of the three y kana, ya, yu or yo. For example kyō, "today", is written きょう, using a small version of...  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 Hyuga Province was an old province of Japan on the east coast of Kyūshū, corresponding to the modern Miyazaki Prefecture. It was sometimes called or . Hyūga bordered on Bungo, Higo, Ōsumi, and Satsuma Province.The ancient capital was near Saito.-Historical record:...
	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
	hyou hyoo hyō, hyoh	ひょう ひょお ひょー	ヒョウ ヒョオ ヒョー
Addition dakuten Dakuten , colloquially ten-ten , is a diacritic sign most often used in the Japanese kana syllabaries to indicate that the consonant of a syllable should be pronounced voiced. Handakuten , colloquially maru , is a diacritic used with the kana for syllables starting with h to indicate that they should...  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 Byakkotai The was a group of around 305 young, teenage, samurai of the Aizu domain, who fought in the Boshin War .-History:Byakkotai was part of Aizu's four-unit military, set up in the domain's drive to finalize its military modernization, in the wake of the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. The other three units...
	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 Kanpyo (food) , sometimes romanized and pronounced kampyō, are dried shavings of calabash , a type of gourd. Kanpyō is an ingredient in traditional Edo style Japanese cuisine, and cooked and flavored kanpyō is commonly used in Futomaki sushi roll.... 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
EWLINE Form A (hy-) Romaji Hiragana Hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora... Katakana Katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora... 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	EWLINE Form B (by-) Romaji Hiragana Hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora... Katakana Katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora... 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	EWLINE Form C (py-) Romaji Hiragana Hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora... 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

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