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ず

Hiragana · Dakuten and handakuten

ず zu

Sounds like the “ds” in “cards”. This is the usual way to write “zu”; づ makes the same sound but is rare.

Example word

みず

mizu — water

In katakana

ズ

ズボン (zubon) — trousers

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