How to write ソ (so) in katakana
Add two short marks to ソ (so) and you get ゾ (zo). Its shape keeps a part of the kanji 曽 (“formerly”). It takes two short strokes: the first from the top left going down and right, the last ending at the bottom left. Loanwords that begin with it: ソロ (“solo”), ソナタ (“sonata”), ソファ (“sofa”) and ソフト (“soft”).
- Romaji
- so
- Strokes
- 2
- From
- 曽
- Hiragana
- そ
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- top leftdown and right
- top rightdown and left
Where ソ comes from
- Katakana
- 曽, a part of the kanji
- Hiragana
- そ from 曽
Here both scripts start from the same kanji, 曽 (“formerly”).
Look-alikes
Trace it
Follow the numbers. Tracing help
With voicing marks
Base kana first, then the marks at the top right.
Words with ソ
51 common JMdict katakana words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ソロ | soro | solo |
| ソナタ | sonata | sonata |
| ソファ | sofua | sofa; couch |
| ソフト | sofuto | soft; software |
| ソング | songu | song |
| ソース | soosu | sauce; Worcestershire sauce |
| ソックス | sokkusu | socks |
| ソビエト | sobieto | soviet; Soviet Union |
| ソプラノ | sopurano | soprano |
| ソユーズ | soyuuzu | Soyuz (Russian spacecraft) |
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