Sa (hiragana: ãÂÂ, katakana: ãµ) is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent . The shapes of these kana originate from å·¦ and æÂ£, respectively.
Like ãÂÂ, 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 ã in hiragana, ã¶ in katakana, and za in Hepburn romanization. The pronunciation is also changed, to .