Hiragana & Katakana · Katakana: ga, za, da

ゼ

ぜ

ze

Stroke order of katakana ゼ

ゼ is written with 4 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

セ plus voicing marks: Say becomes Zero, "ze".

Origin: セ + ゛ (dakuten: voiced)

Example word

ゼロ

ぜろ

zero

More words: Katakana: ga, za, da

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

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