Ki (kana)
Ki is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent and are derived from a simplification of the wikt:幾 kanji. The hiragana character き, like さ, is drawn with the lower line either connected or disconnected.
A dakuten may be added to the character; this transforms it into ぎ in hiragana, ギ in katakana, and gi in Hepburn romanization. The phonetic value also changes, to in initial, and varying between and in the middle of words.
A handakuten does not occur with ki in normal Japanese text, but it may be used by linguists to indicate a nasal pronunciation.
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
| Normal k- | ki | き | キ |
| Normal k- | kii, kyi kī | きい, きぃ きー | キイ, キィ キー |
| Addition yōon ky- | kya | きゃ | キャ |
| Addition yōon ky- | kyaa kyā | きゃあ, きゃぁ きゃー | キャア, キャァ キャー |
| Addition yōon ky- | kyu | きゅ | キュ |
| Addition yōon ky- | kyuu kyū | きゅう, きゅぅ きゅー | キュウ, キュゥ キュー |
| Addition yōon ky- | kyo | きょ | キョ |
| Addition yōon ky- | kyou kyoo kyō | きょう, きょぅ きょお, きょぉ きょー | キョウ, キョゥ キョオ, キョォ キョー |
| Addition dakuten g- | gi | ぎ | ギ |
| Addition dakuten g- | gii, gyi gī | ぎい, ぎぃ ぎー | ギイ, ギィ ギー |
| Addition yōon and dakuten gy- | gya | ぎゃ | ギャ |
| Addition yōon and dakuten gy- | gyaa gyā | ぎゃあ, ぎゃぁ ぎゃー | ギャア, ギャァ ギャー |
| Addition yōon and dakuten gy- | gyu | ぎゅ | ギュ |
| Addition yōon and dakuten gy- | gyuu gyū | ぎゅう, ぎゅぅ ぎゅー | ギュウ, ギュゥ ギュー |
| Addition yōon and dakuten gy- | gyo | ぎょ | ギョ |
| Addition yōon and dakuten gy- | gyou gyoo gyō | ぎょう, ぎょぅ ぎょお, ぎょぉ ぎょー | ギョウ, ギョゥ ギョオ, ギョォ ギョー |