Sa (kana)

sa
hiragana
japanese hiragana sa
katakana
japanese katakana sa
transliterationsa
translit. with dakutenza
hiragana origin
katakana origin
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")

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 , 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
Normal s-
(さ行 sa-gyō)
sa
saa
さあ, さぁ
さー
サア, サァ
サー
Addition dakuten z-
(ざ行 za-gyō)
za
zaa
ざあ, ざぁ
ざー
ザア, ザァ
ザー