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U+308D, ろ
HIRAGANA LETTER RO

[U+308C]
Hiragana
[U+308E]

Japanese[edit]

Stroke order
1 stroke

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable[edit]

(ro

  1. The hiragana syllable (ro). Its equivalent in katakana is (ro). It is the forty-third syllable in the gojūon order; its position is (ra-gyō o-dan, row ra, section o).
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ro

  1. : furnace, kiln

Suffix[edit]

(-ro

  1. (endearing) denotes endearment
Derived terms[edit]