Katakana · D (dakuten) row · 5 strokes

ヂ — “di” in katakana

ヂ is the katakana character for the sound di (pronounced like “ji” in modern Japanese). It takes 5 strokes and belongs to the D (dakuten) row.

Stroke order · 5 strokes

How to remember ヂ

Same shape as its plain kana — add the dakuten (゛, two short strokes) in the top-right, which voices it: “ji”.

ヂ is the katakana counterpart of ぢ. It is romanised “di” but pronounced like ジ (ji), and is extremely rare in modern writing.

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