# ぎ — hiragana “gi”

ぎ is the hiragana character for the sound “gi”. It is written with 6 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ギ.

- Reading: gi
- Strokes: 6
- Katakana: ギ

## How ぎ sounds

ぎ is き with dakuten (゛): ki becomes gi.

## Words with ぎ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ぎんこう | ginkou | bank |
| ぎろん | giron | argument |
| ぎむ | gimu | duty |
| すぎる | sugiru | to pass; too (much) |
| つぎ | tsugi | next |
| かいぎ | kaigi | meeting |

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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/gi/. Last updated 2026-11-01.