ザ — katakana “za”

ザ is the katakana character for the sound “za”. It is written with 5 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ざ.

ザ

How to write ザ

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.

ザ is サ with dakuten (゛): sa becomes za.

Last updated 1 November 2026