"Si (kana)" redirects here. Not to be confused with
Sikana.
"シ" redirects here. Not to be confused with
Tsu (kana) ("ツ") or Kangxi
radical 85 (often written as "氵").
し, in hiragana, or シ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent the phonemes /si/, reflected in the Nihon-shiki and Kunrei-shiki romanization si, although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is [ɕi] ⓘ, which is reflected in the Hepburn romanization shi. The shapes of these kana have origins in the character 之. The katakana form has become increasingly popular as an emoticon in the Western world due to its resemblance to a smiling face.
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This character may be combined with a dakuten, forming じ in hiragana, ジ in katakana, and ji in Hepburn romanization; the pronunciation becomes /zi/ (phonetically [d͡ʑi] or [ʑi] in the middle of words).
The dakuten form of this character is used when transliterating "di" occasionally, as opposed to チ's dakuten form, or a de assigned to a small i; for example, Aladdin is written as アラジン Arajin, and radio is written as ラジオ.
In the Ainu language, シ is used to represent the ʃi sound. It can also be written as a small ㇱ to represent a final s sound, pronounced ɕ.
More information Form, Rōmaji ...
Form |
Rōmaji |
Hiragana |
Katakana |
normal |
sh- alone (さ行 sa-gyō) |
shi shii, shyi shī |
し しい, しぃ しー |
シ シイ, シィ シー |
sh- and yōon (しゃ行 sha-gyō) |
sha shaa shā |
しゃ しゃあ, しゃぁ しゃー |
シャ シャア, シャァ シャー |
shu shuu, shwu shū |
しゅ しゅう, しゅぅ しゅー |
シュ シュウ, シュゥ シュー |
sho shou shoo shō |
しょ しょう, しょぅ しょお, しょぉ しょー |
ショ ショウ, ショゥ ショオ, ショォ ショー |
with dakuten |
j- alone (ザ行 za-gyō) |
ji jii, jyi jī |
じ じい, じぃ じー |
ジ ジイ, ジィ ジー |
j- and yōon (じゃ行 ja-gyō) |
ja jaa jā |
じゃ じゃあ, じゃぁ じゃー |
ジャ ジャア, ジャァ ジャー |
ju juu, jwu jū |
じゅ じゅう, じゅぅ じゅー |
ジュ ジュウ, ジュゥ ジュー |
jo jou joo jō |
じょ じょう, じょぅ じょお, じょぉ じょー |
ジョ ジョウ, ジョゥ ジョオ, ジョォ ジョー |
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More information Other additional forms, Romaji ...
Other additional forms |
Form A (sh-/sy-/shw-)
Romaji |
Hiragana |
Katakana |
(sha, sya) |
(しゃ) |
(シャ) |
(shyi, syi) |
(しぃ) |
(シィ) |
(shu, syu) |
(しゅ) |
(シュ) |
she, sye shee, syee shei, syei shē, syē |
しぇ しぇえ しぇい, しぇぃ しぇー |
シェ シェエ シェイ, シェィ シェー |
(sho, syo) |
(しょ) |
(ショ) |
shwa |
しゅぁ, しゎ |
シュァ, シヮ |
shwi |
しゅぃ |
シュィ |
(shwu) |
(しゅぅ) |
(シュゥ) |
shwe |
しゅぇ |
シュェ |
shwo |
しゅぉ |
シュォ |
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Form B (j-/zy-/jw-)
Romaji |
Hiragana |
Katakana |
(ja, zya) |
(じゃ) |
(ジャ) |
(jyi, zyi) |
(じぃ) |
(ジィ) |
(ju, zyu) |
(じゅ) |
(ジュ) |
je, zye jee, zyee jei, zyei jē, zyē |
じぇ じぇえ じぇい, じぇぃ じぇー |
ジェ ジェエ ジェイ, ジェィ ジェー |
(jo, zyo) |
(じょ) |
(ジョ) |
jwa |
じゅぁ, じゎ |
ジュァ, ジヮ |
jwi |
じゅぃ |
ジュィ |
(jwu) |
(じゅぅ) |
(ジュゥ) |
jwe |
じゅぇ |
ジュェ |
jwo |
じゅぉ |
ジュォ |
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