Hiragana & Katakana · Katakana: ba, pa

ピ

ぴ

pi

Stroke order of katakana ピ

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

Memory trick

ヒ plus a little circle: the Heel kicks a Ping-pong ball, "pi".

Origin: ヒ + ゜ (handakuten: p-sound)

Example word

ピアノ

ぴあの

piano

More words: Katakana: ba, pa

バba ビbi ブbu ベbe ボbo パpa プpu ペpe ポpo

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