ズ — katakana “zu”

ズ is the katakana character for the sound “zu”. It is written with 4 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ず.

ズ

How to write ズ

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.

ズ is ス with dakuten (゛): su becomes zu.

Last updated 1 November 2026