Hiragana & Katakana · Katakana: sa, ta
サ
さ
sa
Stroke order of katakana サ
サ is written with 3 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
Memory trick
A Saddle-like shape with two posts: "sa" for saddle; looks like hiragana さ squared.
Origin: from the upper-left part of the kanji 散
Example word
サラダ
さらだ
salad