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ビ — katakana “bi”

ビ is the katakana character for the sound “bi”. It is written with 4 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is び.

ビ
Stroke order of ビ (bi)
Reading
bi
Script
katakana
Strokes
4
Row
the バ row
Hiragana
び

How to write ビ

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.

How ビ sounds

ビ is ヒ with dakuten (゛): hi becomes bi.

Don't confuse it with

Words with ビ

WordReadingMeaning
ビルbirumulti-floor building
ビジネスbijinesubusiness
ビザbizavisa
ビデオbideovideo
ビジネスマンbijinesumanbusinessman
ビタミンbitaminvitamin

The whole row

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