# 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.

- Reading: shi
- Strokes: 1
- Katakana: シ

## How し sounds

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

## Words with し

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| しごと | shigoto | work |
| しる | shiru | to know |
| しまう | shimau | to finish |
| しぬ | shinu | to die |
| しんじる | shinjiru | to believe |
| しけん | shiken | examination |

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