Ki (hiragana: き, katakana: キ) is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent and are derived from a simplification of the kanji. The hiragana character き, like さ, is drawn with the lower line either connected or disconnected.
A dakuten may be added to the character; this transforms it into ぎ in hiragana, ギ in katakana, and gi in Hepburn romanization. The phonetic value also changes, to in initial, and varying between and in the middle of words.
A handakuten (゜) does not occur with ki in normal Japanese text, but it may be used by linguists to indicate a nasal pronunciation .
FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakanaNormal k-(か行 ka-gyō)kiきキkii, kyikīきい, きぃきーキイ, キィキーAddition yōon ky-( kya-gyō)kyaきゃキャkyaakyāきゃあ, きゃぁきゃーキャア, キャァキャーkyuきゅキュkyuukyūきゅう, きゅぅきゅーキュウ, キュゥキューkyoきょキョkyoukyookyōきょう, きょぅきょお, きょぉきょーキョウ, キョゥキョオ, キョォキョーAddition dakuten g-( ga-gyō)giぎギgii, gyigīぎい, ぎぃぎーギイ, ギィギーAddition yōon and dakuten gy-( gya-gyō)gyaぎゃギャgyaagyāぎゃあ, ぎゃぁぎゃーギャア, ギャァギャーgyuぎゅギュgyuugyūぎゅう, ぎゅぅぎゅーギュウ, ギュゥギューgyoぎょギョgyougyoogyōぎょう, ぎょぅぎょお, ぎょぉぎょーギョウ, ギョゥギョオ, ギョォギョー Other additional forms+Form A (ky-)RomajiHiraganaKatakana(kya)(きゃ)(キャ)(kyi)(きぃ)(キィ)(kyu)(きゅ)(キュ)kyekyeikyeekyēきぇきぇい, きぇぃきぇえきぇーキェキェイ, キェィキェエキェー(kyo)(きょ)(キョ)+Form B (gy-)RomajiHiraganaKatakana(gya)(ぎゃ)(ギャ)(gyi)(ぎぃ)(ギィ)(gyu)(ぎゅ)(ギュ)gyegyeigyeegyēぎぇぎぇい, ぎぇぃぎぇえぎぇーギェギェイ, ギェィギェエギェー(gyo)(ぎょ)(ギョ)
Stroke order 3, 4 3
Other communicative representations
Braille forms き / キ in Japanese Braille K + Yōon braille き / キ ki ぎ / ギ gi きい / キー kī ぎい / ギー gī きゃ / キャ kya ぎゃ / ギャ gya きゃあ / キャー kyā ぎゃあ / ギャー gyā K + Yōon braille きゅ / キュ kyu ぎゅ / ギュ gyu きゅう / キュー kyū ぎゅう / ギュー gyū きょ / キョ kyo ぎょ / ギョ gyo きょう / キョー kyō ぎょう / ギョー gyō ku ku ku ko ko ko ko
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