What is ツ?

ツ (tsu) is a Japanese katakana character. It represents the syllable "tsu".

• Origin and Shape: It's derived from the top part of the kanji 川, which means "river". Its shape resembles two short strokes followed by a longer curved stroke.

• Usage: It's used to write foreign words, onomatopoeia, and for emphasis, just like other katakana characters. For example, "tourist" might be written as "ツーリスト" (tsu-ri-su-to).

• Similar Characters: Be careful not to confuse it with シ (shi), another katakana character that looks similar but has different stroke order and spacing.

• Encoding: It is encoded in Unicode with the code point U+30C4.