# 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.

- Reading: zu
- Strokes: 4
- Hiragana: ず

## How ズ sounds

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

## Words with ズ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ズボン | zubon | trousers |
| ネズミ | nezumi | mouse |
| サイズ | saizu | size |
| チーズ | chiizu | cheese |
| ジャズ | jazu | jazz |
| プロポーズ | puropoozu | proposal |

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