# 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.

- Reading: zu
- Strokes: 4
- Katakana: ズ

## How ず sounds

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

## Words with ず

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ずっと | zutto | continuously |
| ずいぶん | zuibun | very |
| みず | mizu | water |
| むずかしい | muzukashii | difficult |
| じょうず | jouzu | skillful |
| かならず | kanarazu | without fail |

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