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Sa (kana)

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Hiragana

Katakana
Transliteration: sa
Man'yōgana: ,
Unicode:
kana - gojūon
n wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka a
tsu wi ri mi hi ni chi shi ki i
ru yu mu fu nu tsu su ku u
we re me he ne te se ke e
wo ro yo mo ho no to so ko o

, in hiragana, or in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent (IPA) /sa/. The shapes of these kana originate from 左 and 散, respectively. Like , the hiragana character may be written with or without linking the lower line to the rest of the character. The character may be combined with a dakuten, changing it into ざ in hiragana, ザ in katakana, and za in Romaji. The pronunciation is also changed, to /zɑ/.

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
Normal s-
(さ行 sa-gyō)
sa
saa
, sah
さあ, さぁ
さー
サア, サァ
サー
Addition dakuten z-
(ざ行 za-gyō)
za
zaa
, zah
ざあ, ざぁ
ざー
ザア, ザァ
ザー

Strokes

Stroke order in writing さ
Stroke order in writing さ
Stroke order in writing サ
Stroke order in writing サ

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