Hiragana Course

Teacher

Marshall

In this lesson, we’ll learn five new hiragana:
さ・し・す・せ・そ
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さ is pronounced as /sa/.

し is pronounced as /shi/.

す is pronounced as /su/.

せ is pronounced as /se/.

そ is pronounced as /so/.

Note:

The handwritten font of さ is different from its print font. Please take care.

Romaji of さしすせそ:

Hiragana	さ、し、す、せ、そ
Romaji	sa, shi, su, se, so

Vocabulary containing さしすせそ:

Word	Reading	Romaji	Meaning
死	し	shi	death
巣	す	su	nest
酢	す	su	vinegar
背	せ	se	back
刺す	さす	sasu	to stab
誘う	さそう	sasou	to invite
寿司	すし	sushi	sushi
塩	しお	shio	salt
吸う	すう	suu	to suck
坂	さか	saka	slope
先	さき	saki	before
咲く	さく	saku	to bloom
酒	さけ	sake	liquor
好き	すき	suki	like
空く	あく	aku	to be empty
席	せき	seki	seat
朝	あさ	asa	morning
足	あし	ashi	foot; leg
汗	あせ	ase	sweat
石	いし	ishi	stone
椅子	いす	isu	chair
牛	うし	ushi	cow
嘘	うそ	uso	lie
餌	えさ	esa	feed
押す	おす	osu	to push
遅い	おそい	osoi	slow
傘	かさ	kasa	umbrella
歌詞	かし	kashi	lyrics
貸す	かす	kasu	to lend
基礎	きそ	kiso	foundation
臭い	くさい	kusai	smelly
癖	くせ	kuse	habit
くそ	くそ	kuso	shit
今朝	けさ	kesa	this morning
消す	けす	kesu	to erase
腰	こし	koshi	waist

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