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What is the difference between じ、ず and ぢ、づ ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between じ、ず and ぢ、づ ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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ぢ づ はやや古い表現です。
少し昔の日本では ぢdgi と じji 、ずzu とづdu の発音を使い分けていましたが、今は発音の上では区別されていません。
文章でも、現代では普通、 じ と ず を使います。 しかし、地名や人の名前では ぢ や づ の文字が残っています。
また、ぢ は 痔 を意味します。痔 は じ と書きません。
本来、「つ」だった言葉を、音声の変化で zu と読む場合も「づ」 と書きます。(言葉づかい(言葉+つかい)など)
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