# シ — katakana “shi”

シ is the katakana character for the sound “shi”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is し.

- Reading: shi
- Strokes: 3
- Hiragana: し

## How シ sounds

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

## Don't confuse it with

ツ · ン

## Words with シ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| シカゴ | shikago | Chicago |
| システム | shisutemu | system |
| シートベルト | shiitoberuto | seat belt |
| シンガポール | shingapooru | Singapore |
| シドニー | shidonii | Sydney |
| シングル | shinguru | single |

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