# Ki (kana)

kana gojūon :
| wa | ra | ya | ma | ha | na | ta | sa | ka | a |
| wi | ri | (yi) | mi | hi | ni | chi | shi | ki | i |
| (wu) | ru | yu | mu | fu | nu | tsu | su | ku | u |
| we | re | (ye) | me | he | ne | te | se | ke | e |
| wo | ro | yo | mo | ho | no | to | so | ko | o |
| | | | n | | | | | | |
Kana modifiers and marks :
sokuonfu (gemination)
yōon (palatalization)
chōonpu (vowel lengthener)
Iteration marks
dakuten/handakuten (voiced & semi-voiced marks) :
Multi-moraic kana :
iu
kashiko
koto
sama
shite
toki
tomo
nari
mairasesoro
yori :
vte :
き, in hiragana, キ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent [ki] and are derived from a simplification of the 幾 kanji. The hiragana character き, like さ, is drawn with the lower line either connected or disconnected.
A dakuten may be added to the character; this transforms it into ぎ in hiragana, ギ in katakana, and gi in Hepburn romanization. The phonetic value also changes, to [ɡi] in initial, and varying between [ŋi] and [ɣi] in the middle of words.
A handakuten (゜) does not occur with ki in normal Japanese text, but it may be used by linguists to indicate a nasal pronunciation [ŋi].
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
| Normal k- (か行 ka-gyō) | ki | き | キ |
| Normal k- (か行 ka-gyō) | kii, kyi kī | きい, きぃ きー | キイ, キィ キー |
| Addition yōon ky- (きゃ行 kya-gyō) | kya | きゃ | キャ |
| Addition yōon ky- (きゃ行 kya-gyō) | kyaa kyā | きゃあ, きゃぁ きゃー | キャア, キャァ キャー |
| Addition yōon ky- (きゃ行 kya-gyō) | kyu | きゅ | キュ |
| Addition yōon ky- (きゃ行 kya-gyō) | kyuu kyū | きゅう, きゅぅ きゅー | キュウ, キュゥ キュー |
| Addition yōon ky- (きゃ行 kya-gyō) | kyo | きょ | キョ |
| Addition yōon ky- (きゃ行 kya-gyō) | kyou kyoo kyō | きょう, きょぅ きょお, きょぉ きょー | キョウ, キョゥ キョオ, キョォ キョー |
| Addition dakuten g- (が行 ga-gyō) | gi | ぎ | ギ |
| Addition dakuten g- (が行 ga-gyō) | gii, gyi gī | ぎい, ぎぃ ぎー | ギイ, ギィ ギー |
| Addition yōon and dakuten gy- (ぎゃ行 gya-gyō) | gya | ぎゃ | ギャ |
| Addition yōon and dakuten gy- (ぎゃ行 gya-gyō) | gyaa gyā | ぎゃあ, ぎゃぁ ぎゃー | ギャア, ギャァ ギャー |
| Addition yōon and dakuten gy- (ぎゃ行 gya-gyō) | gyu | ぎゅ | ギュ |
| Addition yōon and dakuten gy- (ぎゃ行 gya-gyō) | gyuu gyū | ぎゅう, ぎゅぅ ぎゅー | ギュウ, ギュゥ ギュー |
| Addition yōon and dakuten gy- (ぎゃ行 gya-gyō) | gyo | ぎょ | ギョ |
| Addition yōon and dakuten gy- (ぎゃ行 gya-gyō) | gyou gyoo gyō | ぎょう, ぎょぅ ぎょお, ぎょぉ ぎょー | ギョウ, ギョゥ ギョオ, ギョォ ギョー |
Other additional forms :
Form A (ky-) :
| Romaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
| (kya) | (きゃ) | (キャ) |
| (kyi) | (きぃ) | (キィ) |
| (kyu) | (きゅ) | (キュ) |
| kye kyei kyee kyē | きぇ きぇい, きぇぃ きぇえ きぇー | キェ キェイ, キェィ キェエ キェー |
| (kyo) | (きょ) | (キョ) |
Form B (gy-) :
| Romaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
| (gya) | (ぎゃ) | (ギャ) |
| (gyi) | (ぎぃ) | (ギィ) |
| (gyu) | (ぎゅ) | (ギュ) |
| gye gyei gyee gyē | ぎぇ ぎぇい, ぎぇぃ ぎぇえ ぎぇー | ギェ ギェイ, ギェィ ギェエ ギェー |
| (gyo) | (ぎょ) | (ギョ) |

## Stroke order

| Stroke order in writing き 3, 4 | Stroke order in writing キ 3 |

## Other communicative representations

| Japanese radiotelephony alphabet | Wabun code |
| 切手のキ Kitte no "Ki" | ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ |
| Japanese Navy Signal Flag | Japanese semaphore | Japanese manual syllabary (fingerspelling) | Braille dots-126 Japanese Braille |
* Full Braille representation
| き / キ in Japanese Braille | き / キ in Japanese Braille | き / キ in Japanese Braille | き / キ in Japanese Braille | K + Yōon braille | K + Yōon braille | K + Yōon braille | K + Yōon braille |
| き / キ ki | ぎ / ギ gi | きい / キー kī | ぎい / ギー gī | きゃ / キャ kya | ぎゃ / ギャ gya | きゃあ / キャー kyā | ぎゃあ / ギャー gyā |
| K + Yōon braille ||||||||
| きゅ / キュ kyu | ぎゅ / ギュ gyu | きゅう / キュー kyū | ぎゅう / ギュー gyū | きょ / キョ kyo | ぎょ / ギョ gyo | きょう / キョー kyō | ぎょう / ギョー gyō |
| | ku | ku | ku | ko | ko | ko | ko |
* Computer encodings
Character information :
| Preview | き | き | キ | キ | ｷ | ｷ | ぎ | ぎ | ギ | ギ |
| Unicode name | HIRAGANA LETTER KI | HIRAGANA LETTER KI | KATAKANA LETTER KI | KATAKANA LETTER KI | HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER KI | HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER KI | HIRAGANA LETTER GI | HIRAGANA LETTER GI | KATAKANA LETTER GI | KATAKANA LETTER GI |
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 12365 | U+304D | 12461 | U+30AD | 65399 | U+FF77 | 12366 | U+304E | 12462 | U+30AE |
| UTF-8 | 227 129 141 | E3 81 8D | 227 130 173 | E3 82 AD | 239 189 183 | EF BD B7 | 227 129 142 | E3 81 8E | 227 130 174 | E3 82 AE |
| Numeric character reference | &#12365; | &#x304D; | &#12461; | &#x30AD; | &#65399; | &#xFF77; | &#12366; | &#x304E; | &#12462; | &#x30AE; |
| Shift JIS | 130 171 | 82 AB | 131 76 | 83 4C | 183 | B7 | 130 172 | 82 AC | 131 77 | 83 4D |
| EUC-JP | 164 173 | A4 AD | 165 173 | A5 AD | 142 183 | 8E B7 | 164 174 | A4 AE | 165 174 | A5 AE |
| GB 18030 | 164 173 | A4 AD | 165 173 | A5 AD | 132 49 151 57 | 84 31 97 39 | 164 174 | A4 AE | 165 174 | A5 AE |
| EUC-KR / UHC | 170 173 | AA AD | 171 173 | AB AD | | | 170 174 | AA AE | 171 174 | AB AE |
| Big5 (non-ETEN kana) | 198 177 | C6 B1 | 199 69 | C7 45 | | | 198 178 | C6 B2 | 199 70 | C7 46 |
| Big5 (ETEN / HKSCS) | 198 243 | C6 F3 | 199 169 | C7 A9 | | | 198 244 | C6 F4 | 199 170 | C7 AA |
Character information :
| Preview | き゚ | き゚ | キ゚ | キ゚ | ㋖ | ㋖ |
| Unicode name | HIRAGANA LETTER BIDAKUON NGI | HIRAGANA LETTER BIDAKUON NGI | KATAKANA LETTER BIDAKUON NGI | KATAKANA LETTER BIDAKUON NGI | CIRCLED KATAKANA KI | CIRCLED KATAKANA KI |
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 12365 12442 | U+304D+309A | 12461 12442 | U+30AD+309A | 13014 | U+32D6 |
| UTF-8 | 227 129 141 227 130 154 | E3 81 8D E3 82 9A | 227 130 173 227 130 154 | E3 82 AD E3 82 9A | 227 139 150 | E3 8B 96 |
| Numeric character reference | &#12365;&#12442; | &#x304D;&#x309A; | &#12461;&#12442; | &#x30AD;&#x309A; | &#13014; | &#x32D6; |
| Shift JIS-2004 | 130 246 | 82 F6 | 131 152 | 83 98 | | |
| EUC-JIS-2004 | 164 248 | A4 F8 | 165 248 | A5 F8 | | |
| GB 18030 | | | | | 129 57 210 50 | 81 39 D2 32 |