し — hiragana “shi”

し is the hiragana character for the sound “shi”. It is written with 1 stroke, and in katakana the same sound is シ.

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How to write し

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.

The s row bends here: it reads shi, not si.

Last updated 1 November 2026