さ (sa), hiragana basic
さ
sa
さ row · a column
hiraganabasic3 strokes
Stroke order
katakana counterpart
Variants
Similar characters
Words with さ
三さんthree
さようならgoodbye
寒いさむいcold (weather or how you feel)
How to remember it
さImagine a sail crossing a mast, with a curved boat underneath. Sail is a cue for the s in sa.
Where it comes from
左さ
さ developed from the cursive writing of 左. In handwriting, the lower curve is often separate from the upper part.