ぃ


ぃ U+3043, ぃ
HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL I
← あ
[U+3042]
Hiragana い →
[U+3044]

Japanese

Etymology

Small form of the hiragana character い (i).

Combining form

ぃ 

  1. Small combining form of hiragana い (i) used to explicitly specify the vowel part of the previous hiragana character, or to show a speaker's pronunciation or extension of that vowel.
    ふぃ - the sound [ɸi] rather than [ɸu] (ふ) or [çi] (ひ)
    フィギュア - transliteration of English figure

Usage notes

  • See usage notes of ぁ.
  • ィ (katakana small i)
  • い (full-size i)

See also

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