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Ru (kana)

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Hiragana

Katakana
Transliteration: ru
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, each of which represent one mora. The hiragana is written in one stroke, while the katakana in two. Both represent (IPA) /ɺɯ/ .

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
Normal r-
(ら行 ra-gyō)
ru
ruu
るう, るぅ
るー
ルウ, ルゥ
ルー

Strokes

Stroke order in writing る
Stroke order in writing る
Stroke order in writing ル
Stroke order in writing ル

Representation in other writing systems

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