Hiragana しゃ (sha)
しゃ is a combination (yōon) sound, read “sha”, written with 4 strokes.
しゃ
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Memory trick
Big し + small ゃ blend into one beat: "sha".
Also typed as sya on a Japanese keyboard.
In katakana
シャthe same sound, “sha”Words with しゃ
でんしゃdensha · train
Practise しゃ until it sticks
It's taught in hiragana lesson 13, "Combos I". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.
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