# 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.

- Reading: za
- Strokes: 5
- Hiragana: ざ

## How ザ sounds

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

## Words with ザ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| デザイン | dezain | design |
| デザート | dezaato | dessert |
| ビザ | biza | visa |
| デザイナー | dezainaa | designer |

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