Hiragana づ (zu)
づ is a voiced (dakuten) character, read “zu”, written with 3 strokes.
づ
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Memory trick
つ plus two ticks (dakuten ゛), which make the sound voiced: "zu".
Also typed as du or dzu on a Japanese keyboard.
In katakana
ヅthe same sound, “zu”Don't mix it up with
Practise づ until it sticks
It's taught in hiragana lesson 11, "Dakuten: D & B". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.
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