# ぜ — hiragana “ze”

ぜ is the hiragana character for the sound “ze”. It is written with 5 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ゼ.

- Reading: ze
- Strokes: 5
- Katakana: ゼ

## How ぜ sounds

ぜ is せ with dakuten (゛): se becomes ze.

## Words with ぜ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ぜんぶ | zenbu | all |
| ぜんぜん | zenzen | (not) at all |
| ぜんいん | zen'in | all members |
| ぜひ | zehi | certainly |
| なぜ | naze | why |
| いぜん | izen | before |

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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/ze/. Last updated 2026-11-01.