ち
chi
Hiragana ち (chi)
- Reads aschi
- ScriptHiragana
- Katakana pair チ
- Rowt
Remember it
A cheerleader bending over backwards.
Words that use it
- ちず chizu map 地図
- くち kuchi mouth 口
Don't confuse it with
ち curls to the right, さ to the left, and otherwise they are the same shape flipped. If the tail leans the way you read, it is ち.
Watch out
Romanised chi, never ti. Same reason as し: the row is regular on paper and irregular in the mouth.