Letter 14 of 35
Cha-Row · Voiced Aspiratedਝ — Jhajha
Aspirated 'j' — voiced with a puff of breath behind it.
Why it matters: ਝ is ਜ with a puff — throat buzzes and breath puffs at the same time.
Example Word
ਝੰਡਾ
Jhanda
Flag
ਝ with each vowel mark
ਝ
mukta
"jha"
ਝਾ
kanna
"jhaa"
ਝਿ
sihari
"jhi"
ਝੀ
bihari
"jhee"
ਝੁ
aunkar
"jhu"
ਝੂ
dulainkar
"jhoo"
ਝੇ
lanv
"jhay"
ਝੈ
dulanvan
"jhai"
ਝੋ
horha
"jho"
ਝੌ
kanaurha
"jhau"
Each vowel mark changes how ਝ sounds. The mark stays the same across every consonant.
Other letters in the Cha-Row
Trace ਝ
Free Printable Tracing Worksheet
Practise writing ਝ (Jhajha) with this free printable. Large reference letter at the top, dotted rows below — print at home on US Letter or A4.
ਝ (Jhajha) is the fourteenth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet and the aspirated, voiced version of ਜ.
How to teach a 4-year-old
Wave a flag (ਝੰਡਾ) — even a paper one — while saying “ਝ … ਝੰਡਾ”. The Nishan Sahib at the Gurdwara is a great real-world example: it’s a ਝੰਡਾ that flies high. Other ਝ words: ਝਰਨਾ (jharna — waterfall), ਝੀਲ (jheel — lake).
Practice ਝ (Jhajha)
📖 Read about Jhajha in context
See ਝ alongside the rest of the Cha-Row in the free alphabet teaching guide. Open the guide →
Practise Jhajha on the go
Six interactive Gurmukhi games — tracing, recognition, memory match — free, offline, no ads.