# ピ — katakana “pi”

ピ is the katakana character for the sound “pi”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ぴ.

- Reading: pi
- Strokes: 3
- Hiragana: ぴ

## How ピ sounds

ピ is ヒ with handakuten (゜): hi becomes pi.

## Don't confuse it with

ビ

## Words with ピ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ピアノ | piano | piano |
| ピクニック | pikunikku | picnic |
| ピアニスト | pianisuto | pianist |
| ピカソ | pikaso | Picasso |
| ピンク | pinku | pink |
| ピン | pin | pin; one |

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