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What is the Hiragana for 'Shi'? | し

If you are wondering what is the Hiragana for 'Shi', you've come to the right place!

The Hiragana for 'Shi' is 'し'.

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    Shi

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Words Using

Hiragana is used for native Japanese words and grammatical elements.

This hiragana character is used in 175 words:

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    然し

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    But

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    そして

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    And

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    少し

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    A little

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    らしい

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    Typical

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    どうして

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    Why

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    若し

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    If

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    新しい

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    New

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    欲しい

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    Want

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    少しも

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    Not at all

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    難しい

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    Difficult

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    但し

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    However, But

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    消しゴム

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    Eraser

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    無し

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    Without

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    美しい

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    Beautiful

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    決して

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    Never

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    楽しい

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    Fun

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    うれしい

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    Happy

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    引き出し

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    Drawer

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    押し入れ

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    Closet

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    美味しい

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    Delicious

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    正しい

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    Correct

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    目覚まし時計

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    Alarm clock

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    詳しい

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    Detailed

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    足し算

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    Addition

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    激しい

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    Intense, Violent

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    楽しむ

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    Enjoy

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    貸し出す

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    Lend

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    申し込む

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    Apply

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    厳しい

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    Severe, Strict

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    優しい

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    Kind

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    欲しがる

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    Want

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    おしゃべり

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    Chatting, Talkative

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    おしゃれ

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    Fashionable

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    可笑しい

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    Strange, Funny

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    いらっしゃる

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    Come, Go

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    宜しく

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    Properly

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    久しぶり

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    Longtime

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    素晴らしい

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    Wonderful

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    引っ越し

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    Moving

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    しゃべる

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    Chat

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    珍しい

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    Rare

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    寂しい

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    Lonely

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    悲しむ

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    Grieve

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    恐ろしい

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    Terrifying

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    くし

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    Comb

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    若しくは

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    Or

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    しばしば

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    Often

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    忙しい

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    Busy

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    恥ずかしい

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    Embarrassed, Shameful

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    悲しい

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    Sad

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    宜しい

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    Fine

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    男らしい

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    Manly

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    女らしい

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    Feminine

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    苦しい

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    Painful

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    打ち消し

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    Negation

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    後回し

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    Postponement

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    ないし

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    Or, From

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    楽しみ

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    Pleasure

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    必ずしも

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    Not always

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    親しい

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    Close

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    差し上げる

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    Give

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    貸し出し

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    Lending

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    相応しい

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    Suitable

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    申し上げる

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    Say

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    暮らし

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    Life

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    申し訳

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    Apology

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    久しい

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    Long

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    親しむ

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    Befriend

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    親しみ

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    Familiarity

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    しょうゆ

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    Soy sauce

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    しょっちゅう

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    Often

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    険しい

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    Steep

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    苦しむ

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    Suffer

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    果たして

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    Really

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    大した

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    Great, Not much

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    話し合う

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    Discuss

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    しゃがむ

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    Squat

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    況して

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    Moreover

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    差し出す

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    Offer

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    懐かしい

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    Nostalgic

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    話し掛ける

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    Address

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    貧しい

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    Poor

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    何しろ

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    Anyway

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    著しい

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    Significant, Remarkable

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    落とし物

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    Lost item

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    怪しい

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    Suspicious

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    悲しみ

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    Sadness

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    押し付ける

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    Impose

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    裏返し

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    Inside out

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    ずうずうしい

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    Shameless

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    よし

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    Alright

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    苦しめる

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    Torment

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    いやらしい

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    Lewd

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    可愛らしい

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    Adorable

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    疑わしい

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    Suspicious, Doubtful

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    くしゃくしゃ

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    Crumpled

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    くしゃみ

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    Sneeze

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    騒がしい

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    Noisy

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    望ましい

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    Desirable

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    こしょう

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    Pepper

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    木枯らし

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    Winter wind

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    苦しみ

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    Suffering

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    悔しい

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    Frustrating

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    慌ただしい

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    Hectic

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    ぎっしり

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    Tightly

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    惜しむ

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    Regret

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    惜しい

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    Regrettable

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    怪しむ

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    Suspect

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    卑しい

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    Vulgar, Greedy

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    等しい

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    Equal

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    しびれる

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    Numb

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    ずるがしこい

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    Cunning, Sly

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    放し

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    Left

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    大して

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    Not much

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    大人しい

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    Quiet

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    申し立て

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    Claim

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    見出し

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    Heading

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    見晴らし

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    View

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    目覚ましい

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    Remarkable

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    目覚まし

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    Alarm

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    話し合い

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    Discussion

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    増し

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    Better

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    見通し

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    View, Prospect

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    どうしても

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    No matter what, By all means

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    待ち遠しい

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    Eagerly awaited

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    しわ

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    Wrinkle

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    試し

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    Test

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    日差し

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    Sunlight

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    物差し

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    Ruler

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    申し出る

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    Offer

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    申し込み

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    Application

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    人差し指

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    Index finger

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    夜更かし

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    Staying up late

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    まぶしい

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    Dazzling

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    眼差し

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    Gaze

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    やり直し

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    Redo

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    正しく

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    Exactly

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    若々しい

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    Youthful

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    頼もしい

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    Reliable

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    乏しい

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    Scarce

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    しゃべり

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    Talk, Chatter

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    見直し

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    Review, Revision

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    しつこい

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    Persistent

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    出し

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    Stock

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    もしも

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    If

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    やかましい

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    Noisy

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    羨ましい

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    Envious

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    可笑しな

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    Strange

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    空しい

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    Empty, Futile

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    ひょっとしたら

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    Perhaps

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    繰り返し

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    Repetition

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    びしょびしょ

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    Soaked

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    もしかすると

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    Perhaps

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    差し込む

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    Insert, Pierce

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    びっしょり

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    Soaked

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    涼しい

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    Cool

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    申し訳ない

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    Apologetic

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    取り消し

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    Cancellation

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    だらしない

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    Careless, Sloppy

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    とうもろこし

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    Corn

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    乗り越し

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    Overriding

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    仲良し

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    Friend

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    話し言葉

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    Spoken language

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    催し

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    Event

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    話し声

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    Voice

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    騒々しい

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    Noisy

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    ばかばかしい

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    Ridiculous

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    はしご

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    Ladder

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    はだし

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    Barefoot

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    憎しみ

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    Hatred

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    憎らしい

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    Hateful

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    蒸し暑い

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    Humid, Muggy

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    もしかしたら

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    Maybe

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    召し上がる

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    Eat, Drink

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    ばからしい

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    Ridiculous

Learn the Hiragana

Let's make sure you fully understand this hiragana character.

What does し sound like?

し is pronounced as 'Shi'.

To help you master this hiragana character, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its reading.