い
i
い (i)
い is a hiragana character pronounced “i”. It belongs to the vowel row.
Katakana Equivalent
イ
The katakana form of い, used for foreign words and emphasis.
Korean Hint
이
Similar sound in Korean for Korean speakers learning Japanese.
Memory Trick
Two people standing side by side — 'ee!'
Two parallel vertical strokes
Character Details
- Writing System
- Hiragana
- Romaji
- i
- Row
- vowels
- Unicode
- U+3044
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