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U+305D, そ
HIRAGANA LETTER SO

[U+305C]
Hiragana
[U+305E]

Japanese

Stroke order
1 stroke

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable

(so

  1. The hiragana syllable (so). Its equivalent in katakana is (so). It is the fifteenth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is (sa-gyō o-dan, row sa, section o).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Adjective

(so-na (adnominal (so na na), adverbial (so ni ni))

  1. :
  2. :

Noun

(so

  1. : ten
  2. : clothing
  3. : back
  4. : hemp
  5. : rocky beach
  6. :
  7. :
  8. : ancestor
  9. :
  10. :
  11. :
  12. :
  13. :
  14. :
  15. , :

Pronoun

(so

  1. , :
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Proper noun

(So

  1. :