# 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.

- Reading: tsu
- Strokes: 3
- Hiragana: つ

## How ツ sounds

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

## Don't confuse it with

シ · ソ

## Words with ツ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ツアー | tsuaa | tour |
| スポーツ | supootsu | sport |
| シャツ | shatsu | shirt |
| ドイツ | doitsu | Germany |
| スーツケース | suutsukeesu | suitcase |
| スーツ | suutsu | suit |

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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/katakana-chart/tsu/. Last updated 2026-11-01.