Nijikana

Hiragana (chi)

is one of the 46 basic characters, read “chi, written with 2 strokes.

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Memory trick

A cheeky number 5 cheering: chi! (Mirror of さ.)

Also typed as ti on a Japanese keyboard.

Don't mix it up with

Words with

  • ちかてつchikatetsu · subway
  • こんにちはkonnichiwa · hello
  • いりぐちiriguchi · entrance
  • でぐちdeguchi · exit
  • おちゃocha · tea
  • ちょっとchotto · a little; one moment

Practise until it sticks

It's taught in hiragana lesson 4, "T row". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.

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