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ざ — hiragana “za”

ざ is the hiragana character for the sound “za”. It is written with 5 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ザ.

ざ
Stroke order of ざ (za)
Reading
za
Script
hiragana
Strokes
5
Row
the ざ row
Katakana
ザ

How to write ざ

Follow the numbers on the diagram: each stroke starts at its number. Keep to this order, because that is how your hand remembers the shape.

How ざ sounds

ざ is さ with dakuten (゛): sa becomes za.

Words with ざ

WordReadingMeaning
ざいさんzaisanproperty
ざんねんzannenregrettable
ざっしzasshimagazine
げんざいgenzaithe present
たいざいtaizaistay
そんざいsonzaiexistence

The whole row

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