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ず — hiragana “zu”

ず is the hiragana character for the sound “zu”. It is written with 4 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ズ.

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Stroke order of ず (zu)
Reading
zu
Script
hiragana
Strokes
4
Row
the ざ row
Katakana
ズ

How to write ず

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 ず sounds

ず is す with dakuten (゛): su becomes zu.

Words with ず

WordReadingMeaning
ずっとzuttocontinuously
ずいぶんzuibunvery
みずmizuwater
むずかしいmuzukashiidifficult
じょうずjouzuskillful
かならずkanarazuwithout fail

The whole row

Practise ず free

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