Ra (kana)
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 Hiragana |
 Katakana |
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| Transliteration: | ra, la | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ライトニング・マックイーン Raitoningu Makkuīn Lighting McQueen |
| Rā, Lā | らあ, らぁ らー, ら～ |
ラア, ラァ ラー, ラ～ |
エラー Erā, Elā Error |
[edit] Stroke order
[edit] Other communicative representations
- Braille:
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●－
●－
－－
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[edit] See also
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