Katakana "Hi" Coloring Pages

"Hi" as in "Hitode" (Starfish)

This coloring page helps you practice Katakana "Hi".Katakana "Hi"This is for learning Katakana "Hi".
The word is"Starfish"! On the left, there is one starfish spreading out its 5 arms.
Small ones are on the surface of the bodycrunchy dotsThere are a lot of Katakana "Hi" lined up!
Starfish are creatures that live on rocky shores and the sandy sea floor.

Names of living things are written in Katakana

"Hitode" is a word that has been used in Japan for a long time.
The shape of its five arms spread out is just like Katakana "Hi".Human handsIt got this name because it looks like...
In picture books and guidebooks, names of animals and plants areKatakanaIt is often written in Katakana "Hi".
Katakana "Hi" is also used for words that come from other countries and words that show sounds.

Katakana "Hi" comes from the kanji "比"

The Katakana "Hi" comes from the KanjiKatakana "Hi"It is a letter made by taking the right-hand part of の.
If you look at the right half of "比", you can see the shape of Katakana "Hi" hiding inside.
The hiragana for "hi" comes from the exact same kanji, "比," as Katakana "Hi"!

How to write Katakana "Hi"

"Katakana "Hi"" is2 strokesLet's write it in Katakana "Hi"!
The 1st stroke is shortHorizontal lineDraw Katakana "Hi" from left to right.
The second stroke goes from top to bottomvertical linesWrite Katakana "Hi", bend to the right at the bottom, and keep stretching it to the right!
If you draw the first horizontal line so it sticks out to the right of the second vertical line, Katakana "Hi" will look super neat and well-balanced!
For the last line that stretches to the right, try writing it so it points a little bit upward!

Katakana "Hi", Katakana "Bi", and Katakana "Pi"

To Katakana "Hi"Dakuten dotsIf you add"Bi",Circleif you add"Pi"will become.
It's the "Bi" in "marbles" (biidama) and the "Pi" in "piano"!
One character can make three different sounds!

Let's find words that start with Katakana "Hi"!

Words that start with Katakana "Hi" includeSheep,Chick,Sunflower,Airplane,Heroand more!
Names of living things, like sheep and sunflowers, are usually written in Katakana.
Let’s look for more creatures that start with Katakana "Hi".

Check out the Katakana "Hi" coloring page!

The Katakana "Hi" on this coloring page hasFace...I didn't draw Katakana "Hi".
Real starfish don't have faces like ours, either.
Instead, take a good look at the shape of its 5 arms and the little bumps on its body.
Let's count the number of arms while pointing at them with your finger.

Color the Big Katakana "Hi" in 2 Colors

Color the big Katakana "Hi" at the top right with your favorite colors.
If you change colors, like using red for stroke 1 and orange for stroke 2, you can easily see the stroke order.
It is also wonderful to color it blue like the sea to match the starfish.

Color the Starfish Orange or Red

Try coloring the starfish's body in many different colors, like orange, red, purple, or blue.
Real starfish come in many colors too, like orange, red, blue, purple, and brown.
If you color the small bumps on its body a little darker than the body, or a whitish color instead, the pattern will stand out nicely.

Change How You Color Toward the Tips of the Arms

If you color the middle of the body a little darker and make it lighter toward the tips of the arms, your starfish will look nice and plump.
It is also fun to draw a light blue sea or ocher sand around it.
Try adding small seashells or seaweed to make it look like an underwater scene.

Watch the Corners When Tracing

There are 8 light gray Katakana "Hi" lined up in the boxes at the bottom right.
Trace them one by one carefully with a pencil.
Use the center lines of the boxes as a guide, and look closely at where the standing line turns to the right at the bottom.
For the corners, it is easier to write if you stop for a moment before stretching the line to the right.

Decide the Order to Color

If you color the whole body lightly first, and then color the small bumps next, it will look super neat.

Starfish Are Not Fish

Starfish live in the sea, but they are not fish.
They belong to the same group as sea urchins and sea cucumbers.
Instead of bones, they have lots of tiny, hard bumps inside their bodies.

The Underside Is Full of Tiny Feet

If you flip a starfish over, you will see a lot of very tiny feet lined up along its arms.
It moves these feet little by little to walk slowly along the sea floor.
Its mouth is right in the middle of its underside.

Their Arms Can Grow Back

Even if a starfish loses an arm, a new arm can grow back.
Also, at the tip of each arm, it has something like an eye that senses light.
Some starfish have more than 5 arms, and some even have more than 10 arms!

Starfish Eat Clams

Starfish sometimes eat clams like asari clams.
They wrap their arms around the clam and pry the shell open bit by bit.
Even though they move slowly, they are very strong!
Because of this, people who farm clams get troubled if there are too many starfish.