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Memorizing the Katakana/The S line
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kata_sa サ is a pair dancing the samba or salsa.
kata_shi シ is best remembered as a woman's smiling face looking right. Shi (she) looks away when Shi smiles because Shi is shy.
kata_su ス is a seven with a support beam.
kata_se セ is a fellow committing seppuku.
kata_so ソ is a person enjoying the soft or so-so waves at a beach. This will make more sense later when we learn the tsu katakana.
Memorizing the Katakana The S line The K line The T line