The hiragana syllable さ (sa). Its equivalent in katakana is サ (sa). It is the eleventh syllable in the gojūon order; its position is さ行あ段 (sa-gyō a-dan, “row sa, section a”).

a female given name

(obsolete) The hentaigana syllable that is used to represent e in old Japanese text.

talking to oneself; speaking to oneself; soliloquy