# ギ — katakana “gi”

ギ is the katakana character for the sound “gi”. It is written with 5 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ぎ.

- Reading: gi
- Strokes: 5
- Hiragana: ぎ

## How ギ sounds

ギ is キ with dakuten (゛): ki becomes gi.

## Words with ギ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ギター | gitaa | guitar |
| ギリシャ | girisha | Greece |
| イギリス | igirisu | United Kingdom |
| エネルギー | enerugii | energy |
| ジョギング | jogingu | jogging |
| アレルギー | arerugii | allergy |

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