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き — hiragana “ki”

き is the hiragana character for the sound “ki”. It is written with 4 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is キ.

き
Stroke order of き (ki)
Reading
ki
Script
hiragana
Strokes
4
Row
the か row
Katakana
キ

How to write き

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.

Don't confuse it with

Words with き

WordReadingMeaning
きみkimiyou
きくkikuto hear
きのうkinouyesterday
きるkiruto wear; to cut
きめるkimeruto decide
きけんkikendanger

The whole row

Practise き free

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