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Ra (kana)

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Hiragana

Katakana
Transliteration: ra
Man'yōgana: ,
Unicode:
kana - gojūon
n wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka a
tsu wi ri mi hi ni chi shi ki i
ru yu mu fu nu tsu su ku u
we re me he ne te se ke e
wo ro yo mo ho no to so ko o

, in hiragana, or in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both versions are written with two strokes and have origins in the character 良; both characters represent (IPA) /ɺa/

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
Normal r-
(ら行 ra-gyō)
ra
raa
, rah
らあ, らぁ
らー
ラア, ラァ
ラー

Strokes

Stroke order in writing ら
Stroke order in writing ら
Stroke order in writing ラ
Stroke order in writing ラ

Representation in other writing systems

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