Hiragana Tutorial Series
Learning Hiragana Japanese Letter
Another hiragana letter in Japanese alphabetic system is ざ. It is actually a modified form of hiragana letterさ. It is built by adding two lines which is located on top of the right side of the letter さ. The letter itself will be read as ‘za’ or it is written in roman letter as ‘za’. Those two lines is called ten ten.
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Hiragana Form |
Hiragana Letter’s Stroke Steps |
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Basic Information |
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Number of Strokes |
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Word Example |
言葉（Words） |
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1. ざっし(zasshi) 2. ざんねん (zannen) 3. ざいむ(zaimu) 4. ざせき(zaseki) 5. ざいか(zaika) 6. ざいがい(zaigai) 7. ざいしつ(zaishitsu) 8. ざいせき(zaiseki) 9. ざいだん(zaidan) 10. ざんこく(zankoku) |
1. journal, magazine 2. deplorable (an), bad luck, regret, 3. financial affairs 4. seat 5. commodity, property 6. overseas, abroad. 7. material properties, lumber quality 8. enrollment 9. foundation. 10. cruelty (an), harshness.
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