# ひ

| ひ | U+3072, &#12402; HIRAGANA LETTER HI |
| ← ぱ [U+3071] | Hiragana | び → [U+3073] |

## Japanese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [çi]
* Audio:(file)

### 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

* び (bi)
* ぴ (pi)

##### 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

* IPA: [çi]

#### Interjection

ひ • (hi)
* (onomatopoeia) A shriek, as when recoiling in fear or disgust.

##### Related terms

* ひぎぃ (higī)

### Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entries. :
| 【費】5 | [suffix] cost, fee |
| 【灯】4 | [noun] a light, lamp |
| 【比】5 | [noun] a ratio [affix] comparison, match, equal [affix] ratio [affix] Abbreviation of 比律賓 (Firipin). the Philippines (フィリピン) Alternative spelling 譬 |
| 【非】5 | [prefix] negative prefix: in-, non-, un- [noun] evil, wrong, wrongdoing |
| 【否】6 | [noun] no |
| 【妃】S | [noun] a queen consort or princess consort |
(This term, ひ (hi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.) :

### Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entry. :
| 【日】1 | [noun] the sun [noun] sunlight, sunshine [noun] daytime, daylight [noun] a day [noun] time and date [noun] a daily (something done every day) [noun] the weather [noun] a (usually unfortunate) case, event, situation [noun] the times (age, era, or time in the past) [noun] an auspicious or inauspicious aspect of a given day [noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with a sun-shaped design |
(This term, ひ (hi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.) :

### Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entry. :
| 【陽】3 | [noun] Alternative spelling of 日: sun, sunshine |
(This term, ひ (hi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.) :

### Etymology 7

For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entry. :
| 【火】1 | [noun] a fire: [noun] a flame [noun] cooking fire [noun] a firestarter [noun] sparks [noun] light (matches or lighter) [noun] heat [noun] a conflagration [noun] a signal fire [noun] (by extension) a light [noun] a burning passion [noun] menstruation |
(This term, ひ (hi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.) :

### Etymology 8

For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entry. :
| 【梭】H | [noun] (weaving) shuttle Alternative spelling 杼 |
(This term, ひ (hi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.) :

### Etymology 9

For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entry. :
| 【氷】3 | [noun] ice (frozen water) [noun] hail (precipitated ice) Alternative spelling 冰 |
(This term, ひ (hi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.) :

### Etymology 10

For pronunciation and definitions of ひ – see the following entry. :
| 【丕】H | [proper noun] An orthographic borrowing of the Chinese surname 丕, Pi |
(This term, ひ (hi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ひ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひ.) :