ス (su), katakana basic
ス
su
サ row · u column
katakanabasic2 strokes
Stroke order
Pronunciation
The u can be whispered or barely audible, especially in words such as です. Keep the timing; do not treat it as a different spelling.
hiragana counterpart
Variants
Similar characters
Words with ス
スポーツsports
スプーンspoon
How to remember it
スImagine a sweeping path with a second stroke branching down to the right: su.
Where it comes from
須ス
ス comes from part of 須. Its source differs from hiragana す, which comes from 寸.