Hiragana "Hi" Coloring Pages

"Hi" for "Hiyoko" (Chick)

This coloring page is for practicing the hiragana "Hi".
On the left, there is one cute chick facing forward.
It has tiny wings, two feet, and a little beak.
At the top right, there is a large "Hi" with an outline and the word "chick", and at the bottom right, there are boxes for tracing.

2 Coloring pages

The first page is a new coloring page with a picture on the left, a big "Hi", and tracing practice all together.
The second page is a coloring page with lots of pictures of words that start with "Hi" around the big "Hi" in the middle.
You will find names under the pictures, like sunflower, chick, starfish, and secret.
There is a chick on the second page too, so compare it with the chick on the first page! There is also a boy hugging his knees.

Hiragana "Hi" Came from "比"

Hiragana are letters made long ago by simplifying Kanji.
The original Kanji for Hiragana "Hi" was "比", which means "compare."
It is said that writing "比" with a brush in one continuous line created the shape of Hiragana "Hi" we use today.

Tips for writing Hiragana "Hi"

Hiragana "Hi" is written with just 1 stroke.
Start writing at the top left, go a little bit to the right, bend, and then go down to the bottom left.
Make a big, round curve at the bottom, and go way up to the top right.
Change direction at the very top, and end by bringing your line down to the bottom right, pointing slightly outward.
If you make the bottom curve big and relaxed, your Hiragana "Hi" will look gentle!

Words that start with Hiragana "Hi"

Words that start with "Hi" include hikouki (airplane), hitsuji (sheep), himawari (sunflower), and hige (beard or mustache).
Just Hiragana "Hi" all by itself can mean "fire" or "sun" too.
If you add two small dots to Hiragana "Hi", it turns into "bi", and if you add a small circle, it turns into "pi".
"Piyo piyo" is the sound a little chick makes!

The word "Chick" (Hiyoko) for Hiragana "Hi"

A "hiyoko" is a baby bird, like a chick from a chicken.
They are covered in soft, fluffy feathers and peep in cute, high voices.
When they grow up, they become chickens.
Try writing the Hiragana "Hi" while making chick peeping sounds!

Color the big Hiragana "Hi" like a chick

Color the big outlined Hiragana "Hi" with any color you like.
If you use yellow or cream to match the chick, it will look soft and sweet.
It is also fun to change the color from pale yellow to orange as you trace from start to finish!

The chick is yellow and orange

Try coloring the chick's body with lemon yellow or light yellow.
If you make the edges of the wing and the bottom of the tummy a little darker yellow, it will look soft and round!
Color the beak and feet orange.
Color the eye black and leave a tiny white spot to make it look bright and full of life!

On the second page, think of real colors

For the sunflower, try coloring the petals yellow, the center brown, and the leaves green.
For the starfish, there are many colors like orange or reddish-purple.
For the secret treasure chest, if you color it with wood color and gold, it will look like it is full of real treasure!

Tracing practice

In the bottom right box, there are 8 light gray Hiragana "Hi" letters lined up.
Hold your pencil correctly and trace them slowly so you do not go outside the gray lines.
The dotted lines going up, down, and across show the center of the box. Use the dotted lines to see where to start and where to stop.
After you write one, compare it with the big sample letter.
You do not have to write all 8 at once. Take your time and write carefully at your own pace, like doing 2 each day.

About 21 days from an egg

After a mother bird starts warming her chicken egg, it takes about 21 days for a chick to hatch.
The mother bird rolls the eggs now and then to change their position.
They say doing this helps the chick inside grow well.

A tiny tooth to break the shell

Before a chick hatches, it has a tiny, sharp point on the tip of its beak called an egg tooth.
It uses this to peck the shell from the inside and come out.
The egg tooth disappears a little while after the chick is born.

Chirping inside the egg

A chick starts to chirp "piyo-piyo" inside its shell shortly before it hatches.
The mother bird sometimes chirps back to answer the chick's voice.
It is like parent and baby are talking to each other even before birth!

A chick's feathers

A newborn chick is covered in soft, fluffy down feathers.
As it grows bigger, the down feathers fall out and change into adult feathers.
It is so amazing that a yellow chick turns into a white chicken!