Also known as HIRAGANA LETTER SO, so
Hiragana letter So (U+305D)
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Transliterationso Translit. with dakutenzo Hiragana origin曽 Katakana origin曽 Man'yōgana宗 祖 素 蘇 十 所 則 曾 僧 増 憎 衣 背 苑 Voiced man'yōgana俗 序 叙 賊 存 茹 鋤 Spelling kanaそろばんのソ (Soroban no "so") Note: These Man'yōgana originally represented morae with one of two different vowel sounds, which merged in later pronunciation.
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