Katakana
ソ The katakana “so”
At a glance
- Reading
- so
- Hiragana twin
- そso
- Same row
- サsaシshiスsuセseソso
- Voiced
- ゾzo
- Easily confused with
- ンn
The short stroke of ソ sits on top and points down; the long stroke sweeps down from the top right.
6 words with ソ
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