Hiragana & Katakana · Katakana: sa, ta

ツ

つ

tsu

Stroke order of katakana ツ

ツ is written with 3 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Tsunami waves falling DOWN from the top, drops on top (vs シ drops on the left).

Origin: from the kanji 川 (or 州)

Example word

ツアー

つあー

tour

More words: Katakana: sa, ta

サsa シshi スsu セse ソso タta チchi テte トto

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