Hiragana |
Katakana |
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Transliteration: | ra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hiragana Man'yōgana: | 良 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Katakana Man'yōgana: | 良 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ら, in hiragana, or ラ 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 [ɽa] ( listen) In the Ainu language, Japanese linguists developed a small katakana ㇻ that is used to represent a final r sound after an a sound (アㇻ ar). ラ is not pronounced as rounded trilling English r. The Japanese ラ is pronounced in the middle of L and R of English.
Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
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Normal r- (ら行 ra-gyō) |
ra,la | ら | ラ |
raa,laa rā,lah,rah |
らあ, らぁ らー |
ラア, ラァ ラー |
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