Last Updated :2026/01/08

Hiragana
Combining form
morpheme
Japanese Meaning
カタカナ「イ」の小さい結合形で,直前のカタカナの母音/i/を明示したり,その発音や長さを表すために用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かたかなのちいさいいです。まえのもじのいのおとをはっきりさせたり、こえをのばすときにつかいます。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
片假名「イ」的小型结合形式,用于明确标示前一片假名的元音部分。 / 用于表示说话者的发音或延长该元音。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
片假名「イ」的小型結合形式,用於明示前一片假名的母音成分(i)。 / 用於表示說話者的發音或延長該母音。
Korean Meaning
가타카나 ‘イ’의 작은 결합형으로, 앞선 가타카나의 모음 ‘이’를 명시할 때 사용됨 / 발화자의 발음이나 모음의 연장·변형을 표시할 때 쓰이는 기호
Indonesian
bentuk kecil gabungan dari katakana イ untuk menandai vokal i pada kana sebelumnya / dipakai untuk menunjukkan atau memperpanjang bunyi vokal i pada suku kata katakana / penanda vokal i kecil dalam penulisan kata serapan (katakana)
Vietnamese Meaning
Dạng kết hợp nhỏ của katakana イ (i), dùng để chỉ rõ phần nguyên âm của ký tự katakana đứng trước. / Dùng để biểu thị cách người nói phát âm hoặc sự kéo dài nguyên âm.
Tagalog Meaning
maliit na katakana “i” na idinadugtong upang tukuyin ang patinig ng naunang katakana / ginagamit upang ipakita o pahabain ang bigkas ng patinig
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When writing foreign words in katakana, a small katakana i (combining form) is sometimes used in combinations like "ti" or "di" to explicitly mark the preceding character's vowel /i/ or to show a speaker's pronunciation or extension of that vowel.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

在用片假名表示外来语时,有时会像ティ、ディ那样使用小写的ィ来明确前一个假名的元音“i”,或表示说话人发音的延长。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

在以片假名表記外來語時,有時會使用像ティ或ディ那樣的「ィ」來明示前一個假名的母音「i」,或表示說話者發音的延長。

Korean Translation

가타카나로 외래어를 표기할 때 'ティ'나 'ディ'처럼 작은 'ィ'를 사용해 앞의 가나가 가진 모음 'i'를 명확히 하거나, 화자가 소리를 길게 늘여 발음함을 나타내기도 한다.

Indonesian Translation

Saat menuliskan kata serapan dengan katakana, kadang-kadang digunakan 'ィ' seperti pada ティ atau ディ untuk memperjelas vokal "i" pada kana sebelumnya, atau untuk menunjukkan perpanjangan pengucapan oleh pembicara.

Vietnamese Translation

Khi viết từ mượn bằng katakana, đôi khi người ta dùng chữ nhỏ "ィ" như trong ティ hay ディ để làm rõ nguyên âm "i" của kana đứng trước hoặc để chỉ việc người nói kéo dài cách phát âm.

Tagalog Translation

Kapag sinusulat ang mga hiram na salita sa katakana, minsan ginagamit ang maliit na 'ィ' gaya ng sa 'ティ' o 'ディ' upang ipakita ang patinig na 'i' ng naunang kana, o upang ipahiwatig ang pagpapahaba ng pagbigkas ng tagapagsalita.

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Small combining form of katakana イ (i) used to explicitly specify the vowel part of the previous katakana character, or to show a speaker's pronunciation or extension of that vowel.

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Small combining form of katakana イ (i) used to explicitly specify the vowel part of the previous katakana character, or to show a speaker's pronunciation or extension of that vowel.

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カタカナで外来語を表記する際、ティやディのようにィを使って前の仮名の母音「i」を明示したり、話者の発音の伸ばしを示したりすることがある。

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When writing foreign words in katakana, a small katakana i (combining form) is sometimes used in combinations like ti or di to explicitly mark the preceding character's vowel /i/ or to show a speaker's pronunciation or extension of that vowel.

When writing foreign words in katakana, a small katakana i (combining form) is sometimes used in combinations like ti or di to explicitly mark the preceding character's vowel /i/ or to show a speaker's pronunciation or extension of that vowel.

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カタカナで外来語を表記する際、ティやディのようにィを使って前の仮名の母音「i」を明示したり、話者の発音の伸ばしを示したりすることがある。

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