そ
so
そ (so)
そ is a hiragana character pronounced “so”. It belongs to the sa row.
Katakana Equivalent
ソ
The katakana form of そ, used for foreign words and emphasis.
Korean Hint
소
Similar sound in Korean for Korean speakers learning Japanese.
Memory Trick
A zigzag SEWing stitch — 'so' as in 'sew'
A wavy line like thread
Character Details
- Writing System
- Hiragana
- Romaji
- so
- Row
- sa
- Unicode
- U+305D
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