U+3058 "じ" Hiragana Letter Zi Unicode Character

U+3058 "じ" Hiragana Letter Zi is a standardized character in the Japanese hiragana syllabary, representing the syllable "ji" as in the word "jikan" (time). It is a voiced version of the base character し (shi), formed by adding a dakuten diacritic mark (two small strokes) to indicate the voiced "z" sound. In modern Japanese usage, "じ" is commonly written and pronounced as "ji" rather than the historical "zi," and it plays an essential role in writing native Japanese words, grammatical particles, and borrowed terms within the language's script system.