# ぴ — hiragana “pi”

ぴ is the hiragana character for the sound “pi”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ピ.

- Reading: pi
- Strokes: 2
- Katakana: ピ

## How ぴ sounds

ぴ is ひ with handakuten (゜): hi becomes pi.

## Don't confuse it with

び

## Words with ぴ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| えんぴつ | enpitsu | pencil |

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