So (hiragana: そ, katakana: ソ) is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both represent . The version of this character used by computer fonts does not match the handwritten form that most native Japanese writers use. The native way is shown here as the alternative form. FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakanaNormal s-(さ行 sa-gyō)soそソsousoosōそう, そぅそお, そぉそーソウ, ソゥソオ, ソォソーAddition dakuten z-(ざ行 za-gyō)zoぞゾzouzoozōぞう, ぞぅぞお, ぞぉぞーゾウ, ゾゥゾオ, ゾォゾー
Stroke order
Alternative forms Kana so can have different shapes depending on the font or handwriting style.
Other communicative representations
Braille forms そ / ソ in Japanese Braille そ / ソ so ぞ / ゾ zo そう / ソー sō ぞう / ゾー zō Other kana based on Braille そ しょ / ショ sho じょ / ジョ jo しょう / ショー shō じょう / ジョー jō
Computer encodings
References The Compact Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Andrew Nelson, John H Haig) Tuttle Publishing 1999