| Hiragana Image: | Japanese_Hiragana_kyokashotai_SA.svg |
| Katakana Image: | Japanese_Katakana_kyokashotai_SA.svg |
| Transliteration: | sa |
| Transliteration Dakuten: | za |
| Hiragana Manyogana: | 左 |
| Katakana Manyogana: | 散 |
| Other Manyogana: | 左 佐 沙 作 者 柴 紗 草 散 |
| Dakuten Manyogana: | 社 射 謝 耶 奢 装 蔵 |
| Spelling: | 桜のサ (Sakura no "sa") |
Sa (hiragana: さ, katakana: サ) is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent pronounced as /[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 pronounced as /[za]/.
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal s- (さ行 sa-gyō) | sa | さ | サ |
| saa sā | さあ, さぁ さー | サア, サァ サー | |
| Addition dakuten z- (ざ行 za-gyō) | za | ざ | ザ |
| zaa zā | ざあ, ざぁ ざー | ザア, ザァ ザー |
| さ / サ in Japanese Braille | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| さ / サ sa | ざ / ザ za | さあ / サー sā | ざあ / ザー zā | Other kana based on Braille さ | ||||
| しゃ / シャ sha | じゃ / ジャ ja | しゃあ / シャー shā | じゃあ / ジャー jā | |||||