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び — hiragana “bi”

び is the hiragana character for the sound “bi”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ビ.

び
Stroke order of び (bi)
Reading
bi
Script
hiragana
Strokes
3
Row
the ば row
Katakana
ビ

How to write び

Follow the numbers on the diagram: each stroke starts at its number. Keep to this order, because that is how your hand remembers the shape.

How び sounds

び is ひ with dakuten (゛): hi becomes bi.

Don't confuse it with

Words with び

WordReadingMeaning
びんぼうbinboupoverty-stricken
ひとびとhitobitopeople
びょうきbyoukiillness
にちようびnichiyoubiSunday
じゅんびjunbipreparation
びょういんbyouinhospital

The whole row

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