Nijikana

Katakana (za)

is a voiced (dakuten) character, read “za, written with 5 strokes.

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Memory trick

サ plus two ticks (dakuten ゛), which make the sound voiced: "za".

Practise until it sticks

It's taught in katakana 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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