づzu
Hiragana づ (zu)
づ is the hiragana character for the sound “zu”. Rare. Pronounced the same as ず.
- Script
- Hiragana
- Group
- Dakuten (゛)
- Row
- d-row (だ行)
- Katakana
- ヅ
Example word
つづくtsuzukuto continue
Same sound, different character
ず is also read “zu”. The two are pronounced identically; which one a word uses is a spelling rule.
Where it sits in the chart
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