See also: , , and つ゚

U+3065, づ
HIRAGANA LETTER DU
Composition: [U+3064] + ◌゙ [U+3099]

[U+3064]
Hiragana
[U+3066]

Japanese

Stroke order

Etymology 1

The hiragana character (tsu) with a dakuten ().

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡zɨᵝ], [zɨᵝ]

Syllable

• (zu

  1. The hiragana syllable (zu). Its equivalent in katakana is (zu).
See also

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
4
[noun] (historical) one of the punishments in the ancient Ritsuryō system; penal servitude
(This term, (du), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as , see Category:Japanese kanji read as づ.)