Hiragana & Katakana · Hiragana: ba, pa

び

bi

Stroke order of hiragana び

び is written with 3 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

The two dots make the grinning ひ buzz like a BEE.

Origin: ひ + ゛ (dakuten: voiced)

Example word

びょういん

hospital

More words: Hiragana: ba, pa

ばba ぶbu べbe ぼbo ぱpa ぴpi ぷpu ぺpe ぽpo

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