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ヂ

Katakana · Dakuten and handakuten

ヂ ji

Sounds exactly like じ (ji). It only appears when ち gains a dakuten inside a compound word, like はな (nose) + ち (blood) = はなぢ.

Example word

ヂ is rarely seen in katakana; you will meet it far more often as ぢ.

In hiragana

ぢ

はなぢ (hanaji) — nosebleed

Same row

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