# つ — hiragana “tsu”

つ is the hiragana character for the sound “tsu”. It is written with 1 stroke, and in katakana the same sound is ツ.

- Reading: tsu
- Strokes: 1
- Katakana: ツ

## How つ sounds

The t row bends here: it reads tsu, not tu, with the ts of “cats”.

## Words with つ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| つもり | tsumori | intention |
| つかう | tsukau | to use |
| つく | tsuku | to arrive at; to be attached |
| つくる | tsukuru | to make |
| つづける | tsuzukeru | to continue |
| つぎ | tsugi | next |

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/hiragana-chart/tsu/. Last updated 2026-11-01.