Katakana

The katakana “shi”

At a glance

Reading
shi
Hiragana twin
shi
Same row
sashisuseso
Voiced
ji
Combined sounds
シャshaシュshuショsho
Easily confused with
tsu

The two short strokes of シ sit on the left and point right; the long stroke sweeps up from the bottom left.

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