hiragana sa-shi-su-se-so

http://www.thejapanesepage.com/beginners/hiragana/chapter_3

さ　sa　- looks like き minus one line
さけ　sake

し　shi It looks like a woman's hair flowing in the wind (SHE)
おいしい　oishi - delicious

す　su looks like a noodle SOUp
すし　sushi

せ　se as in
せんせい　sensei

そ　so It looks SO abstract like PicaSO (one stroke only)
そこ　soko - there
うそ　uso - lie