Hiragana |
Katakana |
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Transliteration: | sa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hiragana Man'yōgana: | 左 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Katakana Man'yōgana: | 散 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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さ, in hiragana, or サ in katakana, 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, sah |
さあ, さぁ さー |
サア, サァ サー |
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Addition dakuten z- (ざ行 za-gyō) |
za | ざ | ザ |
zaa zā, zah |
ざあ, ざぁ ざー |
ザア, ザァ ザー |