Sa (hiragana: さ, katakana: サ) is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent . The shapes of these kana originate from 左 and 散, respectively.
Like き, 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 Hepburn romanization. The pronunciation is also changed, to .
FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakanaNormal s-(さ行 sa-gyō)saさサsaasāさあ, さぁさーサア, サァサーAddition dakuten z-(ざ行 za-gyō)zaざザzaazāざあ, ざぁざーザア, ザァザー
Stroke order 2, 3 3
Other communicative representations
Braille forms さ / サ in Japanese Braille さ / サ sa ざ / ザ za さあ / サー sā ざあ / ザー zā Other kana based on Braille さ しゃ / シャ sha じゃ / ジャ ja しゃあ / シャー shā じゃあ / ジャー jā
Computer encodings
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