Re (kana)


Hiragana

Katakana
Transliteration: re
Hiragana Man'yōgana:
Katakana Man'yōgana:
kana gojūon
n wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka a
sokuon wi ri mi hi ni chi shi ki i
dakuten ru yu mu fu nu tsu su ku u
chōonpu 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 represents one mora. The hiragana is written in two strokes, while katakana in one. Both represent the sound [ɽe] ( listen). In the Ainu language, Japanese linguists developed small katakana ㇾ that is used to represent a final r sound after an e sound (エㇾ er).

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
Normal r-
(ら行 ra-gyō)
re
rei
ree
れい, れぃ
れえ, れぇ
れー
レイ, レィ
レエ, レェ
レー

Stroke order

Other communicative representations

See also