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ツ — katakana “tsu”

ツ is the katakana character for the sound “tsu”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is つ.

ツ
Stroke order of ツ (tsu)
Reading
tsu
Script
katakana
Strokes
3
Row
the タ row
Hiragana
つ

How to write ツ

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 ツ sounds

The t row bends here: it reads tsu, not tu, with the ts of “cats”.

Don't confuse it with

Words with ツ

WordReadingMeaning
ツアーtsuaatour
スポーツsupootsusport
シャツshatsushirt
ドイツdoitsuGermany
スーツケースsuutsukeesusuitcase
スーツsuutsusuit

The whole row

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