し
shi
し (shi)
し is a hiragana character pronounced “shi”. It belongs to the sa row.
Katakana Equivalent
シ
The katakana form of し, used for foreign words and emphasis.
Korean Hint
시
Similar sound in Korean for Korean speakers learning Japanese.
Memory Trick
A fiSHing hook — 'shi' sounds like 'she'
A curved hook shape
Character Details
- Writing System
- Hiragana
- Romaji
- shi
- Row
- sa
- Unicode
- U+3057
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