Hi (kana)
Hi 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 pronunciation of the voiceless palatal fricative| voiceless palatal fricative is similar to that of the English word hue for some speakers.
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana | Example words |
| Normal h- | hi | ひ | ヒ |
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| Normal h- | hii, hyi 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, ひゃぁ ひゃー | ヒャア, ヒャァ 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, ひゅぅ ひゅー | ヒュウ, ヒュゥ 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 | 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 |
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| Addition dakuten b- | bi | び | ビ |
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| Addition dakuten b- | bii, byi 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, びゃぁ びゃー | ビャア, ビャァ ビャー | |
| Addition yōon and dakuten by- | byu | びゅ | ビュ |
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| Addition yōon and dakuten by- | byuu byū | びゅう, びゅぅ びゅー | ビュウ, ビュゥ 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 | 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 |
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| Addition handakuten p- | pi | ぴ | ピ |
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| Addition handakuten p- | pii, pyi 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, ぴゃぁ ぴゃー | ピャア, ピャァ 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, ぴゅぅ ぴゅー | ピュウ, ピュゥ ピュー |
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| Addition yōon and handakuten py- | pyo | ぴょ | ピョ |
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| Addition yōon and handakuten py- | 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 |
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