そ

See also: ぞ

そ U+305D, そ
HIRAGANA LETTER SO
← ぜ
[U+305C] 		Hiragana ぞ →
[U+305E]

Japanese
Stroke order

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [so̞]

Etymology 1

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

Syllable

そ (romaji so)

  1. The hiragana syllable そ (so). Its equivalent in katakana is ソ (so). It is the fifteenth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is さ行お段 (sa-gyō o-dan, “row sa, section o”).
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Adjectival noun

そ (-na inflection, rōmaji so)

  1. 粗:
  2. 疎:

Noun

そ (rōmaji so)

  1. 十: ten
  2. 衣: clothing
  3. 背: back
  4. 麻: hemp
  5. 磯: rocky beach
  6. 阻:
  7. 俎:
  8. 祖: ancestor
  9. 疽:
  10. 租:
  11. 素:
  12. 粗:
  13. 疏:
  14. 疎:
  15. 酥, 蘇:

Pronoun

そ (rōmaji so)

  1. 其, 夫:
See also
Classical Japanese pronouns and demonstratives
First personSecond personClose to speakerClose to listenerFar from bothInterrogativeReflexive
Person あ (a), あれ (are)
わ (wa), われ (ware)
まろ (maro)		 な (na), なれ (nare)
なんぢ (nanji)
まし (mashi)
いまし (imashi)
みまし (mimashi)
きみ (kimi)		 こ (ko), これ (kore) そ (so), それ (sore) あ (a), あれ (are)
か (ka), かれ (kare)		 た (ta), たれ (tare)
なにがし (nanigashi)		 おの (ono)
Thing こ (ko), これ (kore) そ (so), それ (sore) あ (a), あれ (are)
か (ka), かれ (kare)		 いづれ (izure)
なに (nani)
Location ここ (koko) そこ (soko) あしこ (ashiko)
かしこ (kashiko)		 いづこ (izuko)
いづく (izuku)
いどこ (idoko)
どこ (doko)
Direction こち (kochi)
こなた (konata)		 そち (sochi)
そなた (sonata)		 あち (achi)
あなた (anata)
かなた (kanata)		 いづち (izuchi)
いづら (izura)
いづかた (izukata)
Manner か (ka)
かく (kaku)
かくて (kakute)
かう (kō)		 さ (sa), さて (sate)
しか (shika)		 いか (ika)
Time いつ (itsu)

Proper noun

そ (rōmaji So)

  1. 楚:
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