# 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.

- Reading: bi
- Strokes: 4
- Hiragana: び

## How ビ sounds

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

## Don't confuse it with

ピ

## Words with ビ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ビル | biru | multi-floor building |
| ビジネス | bijinesu | business |
| ビザ | biza | visa |
| ビデオ | bideo | video |
| ビジネスマン | bijinesuman | businessman |
| ビタミン | bitamin | vitamin |

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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/katakana-chart/bi/. Last updated 2026-11-01.