Sa (kana)

Hiragana	Katakana
Transliteration:	sa
Hiragana Man'yōgana:	左
Katakana Man'yōgana:	散
kana gojūon n wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka a sokuon wi ri mi hi ni chi shi ki i dakuten ru yu mu fu nu tsu su ku u chōonpu we re me he ne te se ke e wo ro yo mo ho no to so ko o

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
Normal s- (さ行 sa-gyō)	Sa	さ	サ
	Sā	さあ, さぁ さー, さ～	サア, サァ サー, サ～	サーカス Sākasu Circus
Addition dakuten z- (ざ行 za-gyō)	Za	ざ	ザ	ザコソルジャー Zako Sorujā Zako Soldier ザック Zakku Zach
	Zā	ざあ, ざぁ ざー, ざ～	ザア, ザァ ザー, ザ～

Stroke order

Stroke order in writing さ

Stroke order in writing サ