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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
The hiragana character ひ (hi) with a dakuten (゛).
Syllable
び • (bi)
- The hiragana syllable び (bi). Its equivalent in katakana is ビ (bi).
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
Kanji reading.
Adjective
び • (bi) -na (adnominal びな (bi na na), adverbial びに (bi ni ni))
- 美: beautiful
- 微: tiny
Affix
び • (bi)
- 尾: tail
- 弥: extending
- 眉: eyebrows
- 美: beautiful
- 備: preparation
- 媚: obsequious
- 微: tiny
- 鼻: nose
- 靡: to flutter, to wave, to be swayed by
Counter
び • (-bi)
- 尾: fish, shrimp
Noun
び • (bi)
- 美: beauty
- 微: tininess
Proper noun
び • (Bi)
- 尾: (Chinese astronomy) Tail
