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Chi (kana)

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Hiragana

Katakana
Transliteration: [chi]
Man'yōgana: ,
Unicode:
kana - gojūon
n wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka a
tsu wi ri mi hi ni chi shi ki i
ru yu mu fu nu tsu su ku u
we re me he ne te se ke e
wo ro yo mo ho no to so ko o

, in hiragana, or in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent IPA) /ti/ although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is [ʨi] . The kanji for one thousand (千, sen), appears similar but carries an entirely unrelated meaning. Many onomatopoeic words beginning with ち pertain to things that are small or quick.[1]

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
Normal ch-
(た行 ta-gyō)
chi
chii
chī
ちい, ちぃ
ちー
チイ, チィ
チー
Addition yōon ch-
(ちゃ行 cha-gyō)
cha ちゃ チャ
chaa
chā, chah
ちゃあ
ちゃー
チャア
チャー
chu ちゅ チュ
chuu
chū
ちゅう
ちゅー
チュウ
チュー
cho ちょ チョ
chou
choo
chō, choh
ちょう
ちょお
ちょー
チョウ
チョオ
チョー
Addition dakuten d- (j/z-)
(だ行 da-gyō)
di (ji, zi)
dii (jii, zii)
(, )
ぢい, ぢぃ
ぢー
ヂイ, ヂィ
ヂー
Addition yōon and dakuten dy- (j-)
(ぢゃ行 dya-gyō)
dya (ja) ぢゃ ヂャ
dyaa (jaa)
dyā (), dyah (jah)
ぢゃあ
ぢゃー
ヂャア
ヂャー
dyu (ju) ぢゅ ヂュ
dyuu (juu)
dyū ()
ぢゅう
ぢゅー
ヂュウ
ヂュー
dyo (jo) ぢょ ヂョ
dyou (jou)
dyoo (joo)
dyō (), dyoh (joh)
ぢょう
ぢょお
ぢょー
ヂョウ
ヂョオ
ヂョー
Other additional forms
Form A (ch-)
(cha) (ちゃ) (チャ)
(chi) (ち) (チ)
(chu) (ちゅ) (チュ)
che ちぇ チェ
(cho) (ちょ) (チョ)
Form B (dy/j-)
(dya, ja) (ぢゃ) (ヂャ)
(dyi, ji) (ぢぃ, ぢ) (ヂィ, ヂ)
(dyu, ju) (ぢゅ) (ヂュ)
dye (je) ぢぇ ヂェ
(dyo, jo) (ぢょ) (ヂョ)

Strokes

Stroke order in writing ち
Stroke order in writing ち
Stroke order in writing チ
Stroke order in writing チ

References

  1. ^ Hiroko Fukuda, Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia: For All Levels, trans. Tom Gally. New York: Kodansha International (2003): 19 - 20, Introduction, Words Beginning with ち Chi, Indicating Smallness or Quickness.

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