Hiragana & Katakana · Katakana: ga, za, da

ザ

ざ

za

Stroke order of katakana ザ

ザ is written with 5 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

サ plus voicing marks: the Saddle buzzes "za" like a Zipper.

Origin: サ + ゛ (dakuten: voiced)

Example word

ピザ

ぴざ

pizza

More words: Katakana: ga, za, da

ガga ギgi グgu ゲge ゴgo ジji ズzu ゼze ゾzo ダda ヂji (rare; usually じ)ヅzu (rare; usually ず)デde ドdo

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