い
i
Hiragana い (i)
- Reads asi
- ScriptHiragana
- Katakana pair イ
- Rowvowel
Remember it
Two eels swimming side by side, the short one trailing behind.
Words that use it
- いぬ inu dog 犬
- いえ ie house 家
Don't confuse it with
い is two strokes standing up, こ is two lying down. They are never confusable once you are reading at speed, but beginners copying by hand often turn one into the other.