Sa (kana)
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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.
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"サ" redirects here. For the bopomofo, see ㄝ.
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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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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].