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Hiragana & Katakana · Katakana: sa, ta

シ

し

shi

Stroke order of katakana シ

シ is written with 3 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

She has two eye-drops on the LEFT and her stroke sweeps UP from below (vs ツ falling from the top).

Origin: from the cursive form of the kanji 之

Example word

シャツ

しゃつ

shirt

More words: Katakana: sa, ta

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