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ち and チ

Pronunciation

“CHI” sound in Cheese.

ち Memorization Story

The hiragana ち looks like a person measuring a huge wheel of cheese by stretching out their arms.

チ Memorization Story

The katakana チ on the other hand, looks like the same person with a French beret on his head, all happy about all the cheese he’s received. No, he did not have legs. 

By the way, Cheese is said チーズ in Japanese, but we haven’t learned about the sound ZU yet, so we’ll get to that later in the video.

Writing

 
 

Unlike with き and さ, in writing, the bottom loop in ち is connected, just like in the font. 

Font Examples

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Typing

Hiragana ち
Type the letters “chi” or "ti".

Katakana チ
Type "chi" or "ti" and press the F7 key, or press spacebar until the katakana appears. 

Word(s)

ち

blood

くち

mouth

ケチ

stingy, cheapskate

 

Historical Form

Hiragana
知→ち

HISTORICAL VERSION

 

Katakana
千→チ

PART BORROWED

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