# ち — hiragana “chi”

ち is the hiragana character for the sound “chi”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is チ.

- Reading: chi
- Strokes: 2
- Katakana: チ

## How ち sounds

The t row bends here: it reads chi, not ti.

## Don't confuse it with

さ

## Words with ち

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ちち | chichi | father |
| ちがう | chigau | to differ |
| ちかく | chikaku | near |
| ちいさな | chiisana | small |
| ちちおや | chichioya | father |
| ちいさい | chiisai | small |

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/hiragana-chart/chi/. Last updated 2026-11-01.