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U+305D, そ
HIRAGANA LETTER SO

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

Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Syllable

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(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).
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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

  1. :
  2. :

Noun

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(so

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

Pronoun

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(so

  1. , :
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Proper noun

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(So

  1. :