き (ki), hiragana basic
き
ki
か row · i column
hiraganabasic4 strokes
Stroke order
katakana counterpart
Variants
Similar characters
Words with き
今日きょうtoday
昨日きのうyesterday
兄弟きょうだいsiblings; brothers
How to remember it
きPicture an old key with two teeth. “Key” can remind you of ki, but keep the Japanese vowel short.
Where it comes from
幾き
き developed from the cursive writing of 幾. Handwritten き often separates the lower curve from the upper strokes.