Sa (kana)
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| Transliteration | sa | ||
| Translit. with dakuten | za | ||
| Hiragana origin | 左 | ||
| Katakana origin | 散 | ||
| Man'yōgana | 左 佐 沙 作 者 柴 紗 草 散 | ||
| Voiced man'yōgana | 社 射 謝 耶 奢 装 蔵 | ||
| Spelling kana | 桜のサ (Sakura no "sa") | ||
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Sa (hiragana: さ, katakana: サ) is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent [sa]. 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 [za].
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
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| Normal s- (さ行 sa-gyō) |
sa | さ | サ |
| saa sā |
さあ, さぁ さー |
サア, サァ サー | |
| Addition dakuten z- (ざ行 za-gyō) |
za | ざ | ザ |
| zaa zā |
ざあ, ざぁ ざー |
ザア, ザァ ザー |