Russian / New sounds
Жж
The letter “жэ”
/zh/
Ж ж sounds like the s in "measure" or "pleasure". Shaped like a little three-legged bug or a bowtie; nothing in the Latin alphabet looks like it.
Where is Ж on the keyboard?
On Russian Phonetic, ж is on the key QWERTY prints as "x", left ring finger. On ЙЦУКЕН it is on the key QWERTY prints as ";", right little finger, on the home row. Two different physical keys for one letter, which is why moving between the two layouts is its own skill rather than a detail.
Russian Phonetic
Ё
!1
"2
№3
;4
%5
:6
?7
*8
(9
)0
_-
+=
⌫
Tab
Я
Ш
Е
Р
Т
Ы
У
И
О
П
Ч
Щ
Ъ
Caps
А
С
Д
Ф
Г
Х
Й
К
Л
Ь
Э
⏎
Shift
З
Ж
Ц
В
Б
Н
М
<,
>.
Ю
Shift
Ctrl
⌘
Alt
Alt
⌘
≡
Ctrl
Russian (ЙЦУКЕН)
Ё
!1
"2
№3
;4
%5
:6
?7
*8
(9
)0
_-
+=
⌫
Tab
Й
Ц
У
К
Е
Н
Г
Ш
Щ
З
Х
Ъ
/\
Caps
Ф
Ы
В
А
П
Р
О
Л
Д
Ж
Э
⏎
Shift
Я
Ч
С
М
И
Т
Ь
Б
Ю
,.
Shift
Ctrl
⌘
Alt
Alt
⌘
≡
Ctrl
Words that use Ж ж
- жизнь/zhizn'/life
- муж/muzh/husband
- уже/uzhe/already