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Hiragana

ざ

Hiragana ざ stroke order & pronunciation

Romaji: za

5 strokes

This is a voiced kana: it adds two small marks (dakuten or handakuten) to a base letter and changes the sound.

Stroke order and practice

Follow the numbered strokes, then trace ざ yourself on the canvas.

12345

Example word with ざ

ざっしzasshimagazine
Practice readingHiragana voiced quiz

Other hiragana in the za-row

Same sound in katakana: ザ

Full hiragana chart →