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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 比 in the cursive sōsho style.
Syllable
ひ • (hi)
- The hiragana syllable ひ (hi). Its equivalent in katakana is ヒ (hi). It is the twenty-seventh syllable in the gojūon order; its position is は行い段 (ha-gyō i-dan, “row ha, section i”).
Derived terms
See also
- (Hiragana) 平仮名; あぁ, いぃ, うぅゔ, えぇ, おぉ, かゕが, きぎ, くぐ, けゖげ, こ𛄲 (𛄲)ご, さざ, しじ, すず, せぜ, そぞ, ただ, ちぢ, つっづ, てで, とど, な, に, ぬ, ね, の, はばぱ, ひびぴ, ふぶぷ, へべぺ, ほぼぽ, ま, み, む, め, も, やゃ, 𛀆, ゆゅ, 𛀁, よょ, らら゚, りり゚, るる゚, れれ゚, ろろ゚, わゎわ゙, ゐ𛅐 (𛅐)ゐ゙, 𛄟 (𛄟), ゑ𛅑 (𛅑)ゑ゙, を𛅒 (𛅒)を゙, ん, ー, ゝ, ゞ, ゟ
Etymology 2
Prefix
ひ • (hi-)
- (emphatic, before an adjective, non-productive) indeed, truly
- ひ + 弱い (yowai) → ひ弱い (hiyowai)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Interjection
ひ • (hi)
- (onomatopoeia) A shriek, as when recoiling in fear or disgust.
Related terms
Etymology 4
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(This term, ひ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.)
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Etymology 5
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(This term, ひ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.)
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Etymology 6
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(This term, ひ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.)
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Etymology 7
| For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entry.
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(This term, ひ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.)
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Etymology 8
| For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entry.
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(This term, ひ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.)
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Etymology 9
| For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entry.
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(This term, ひ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.)
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