# ひ — hiragana “hi”

ひ is the hiragana character for the sound “hi”. It is written with 1 stroke, and in katakana the same sound is ヒ.

- Reading: hi
- Strokes: 1
- Katakana: ヒ

## Words with ひ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ひと | hito | person |
| ひつよう | hitsuyou | necessary |
| ひとびと | hitobito | people |
| ひどい | hidoi | terrible; cruel |
| ひじょうに | hijouni | very |
| ひこうき | hikouki | airplane |

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