# ジ — katakana “ji”

ジ is the katakana character for the sound “ji”. It is written with 5 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is じ.

- Reading: ji
- Strokes: 5
- Hiragana: じ

## How ジ sounds

ジ is シ with dakuten (゛): shi becomes ji.

## Words with ジ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ジーンズ | jiinzu | jeans |
| ラジオ | rajio | radio |
| ページ | peeji | page |
| エンジン | enjin | engine |
| オレンジ | orenji | orange |
| ジョギング | jogingu | jogging |

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