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'ひ', in hiragana, or 'ヒ' in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both can be written in two strokes, sometimes one for hiragana, and both are pronounced as (IPA) ''.

Form	Rōmaji	Hiragana	Katakana	Example words (with kanji)
Normal ''h-'' (は行 ''ha-gyō'')	''hi''	ひ	ヒ	★ ひ ''hi'' 日 the sun ★ ひ ''hi'' 火 flame ★ ひかり ''hikari'' 光 shine/light ★ ひと ''hito'' 人 human
	''hii'' ''hī''	ひい, ひぃ ひー	ヒイ, ヒィ ヒー
Addition yōon ''hy-'' (ひゃ行 ''hya-gyō'')	''hya''	ひゃ	ヒャ	★ ひゃく ''hyaku'' 百 one hundred ★ にひゃく ''nihyaku'' 二百 two hundred
	''hyaa'' ''hyā'', ''hyah''	ひゃあ ひゃー	ヒャア ヒャー
	''hyu''	ひゅ	ヒュ	★
	''hyuu'' ''hyū''	ひゅう ひゅー	ヒュウ ヒュー
	''hyo''	ひょ	ヒョ	★ ひょう ''hyō'' 豹 panther ★ ひょうへん ''hyōhen'' 豹変 sudden change ★ ひょうき ''hyōki'' 表記 notation ★ ひょうじょう ''hyōjō'' 表情 expression
	''hyou'' ''hyoo'' ''hyō'', ''hyoh''	ひょう ひょお ひょー	ヒョウ ヒョオ ヒョー
Addition dakuten ''b-'' (ば行 ''ba-gyō'')	''bi''	び	ビ	★ びん ''bin'' 瓶 bottle ★ ビール ''bīru'' beer ★ びせい ''bisei'' 美声 beautiful voice ★ かびん ''kabin'' 過敏 sensitivity ★ はなび ''hanabi'' 花火 fireworks
	''bii'' ''bī''	びい, びぃ びー	ビイ, ビィ ビー
Addition yōon and dakuten ''by-'' (びゃ行 ''bya-gyō'')	''bya''	びゃ	ビャ	★ さんびゃく ''sanbyaku'' 三百 three hundred
	''byaa'' ''byā'', ''byah''	びゃあ びゃー	ビャア ビャー
	''byu''	びゅ	ビュ	★
	''byuu'' ''byū''	びゅう びゅー	ビュウ ビュー
	''byo''	びょ	ビョ	★
	''byou'' ''byoo'' ''byō'', ''byoh''	びょう びょお びょー	ビョウ ビョオ ビョー
Addition handakuten ''p-'' (ぱ行 ''pa-gyō'')	''pi''	ぴ	ピ	★ ピン ''pin'' pin ★ ピカッソ ''Pikasso'' Picasso
	''pii'' ''pī''	ぴい, ぴぃ ぴー	ピイ, ピィ ピー
Addition yōon and handakuten ''py-'' (ぴゃ行 ''bya-gyō'')	''pya''	ぴゃ	ピャ	★ ろっぴゃく ''roppyaku'' 六百 six hundred ★ はっぴゃく ''happyaku'' 八百 eight hundred
	''pyaa'' ''pyā'', ''pyah''	ぴゃあ ぴゃー	ピャア ピャー
	''pyu''	ぴゅ	ピュ	★
	''pyuu'' ''pyū''	ぴゅう ぴゅー	ピュウ ピュー
	''pyo''	ぴょ	ピョ	★ ろんぴょう ''rompyō'' 論評 comment
	''pyou'' ''pyoo'' ''pyō'', ''pyoh''	ぴょう ぴょお ぴょー	ピョウ ピョオ ピョー

Other additional forms
'Form A (''hy-'')' (''hya'') (ひゃ) (ヒャ) (''hyi'') (ひぃ) (ヒィ) (''hyu'') (ひゅ) (ヒュ) ''hye'' ひぇ ヒェ (''hyo'') (ひょ) (ヒョ)	'Form B (''by-'')' (''bya'') (びゃ) (ビャ) (''byi'') (びぃ) (ビィ) (''byu'') (びゅ) (ビュ) ''bye'' びぇ ビェ (''byo'') (びょ) (ビョ)	'Form C (''py-'')' (''pya'') (ぴゃ) (ピャ) (''pyi'') (ぴぃ) (ピィ) (''pyu'') (ぴゅ) (ピュ) ''pye'' ぴぇ ピェ (''pyo'') (ぴょ) (ピョ)