Hiragana ざ (za)
ざ is a voiced (dakuten) character, read “za”, written with 5 strokes.
ざ
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Memory trick
さ plus two ticks (dakuten ゛), which make the sound voiced: "za".
In katakana
ザthe same sound, “za”Words with ざ
ぎょうざgyouza · dumplings
Practise ざ until it sticks
It's taught in hiragana lesson 10, "Dakuten: G & Z". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.
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