# じ — hiragana “ji”

じ is the hiragana character for the sound “ji”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ジ.

- Reading: ji
- Strokes: 3
- Katakana: ジ

## How じ sounds

じ is し with dakuten (゛): shi becomes ji.

## Words with じ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| じぶん | jibun | myself |
| じかん | jikan | time |
| じこ | jiko | accident |
| じじつ | jijitsu | fact |
| じんせい | jinsei | life |
| じしょ | jisho | dictionary |

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