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り — hiragana “ri”

り is the hiragana character for the sound “ri”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is リ.

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Stroke order of り (ri)
Reading
ri
Script
hiragana
Strokes
2
Row
the ら row
Katakana
リ

How to write り

Follow the numbers on the diagram: each stroke starts at its number. Keep to this order, because that is how your hand remembers the shape.

How り sounds

The Japanese r is one light tap of the tongue, somewhere between r, l and d.

Don't confuse it with

Words with り

WordReadingMeaning
りかいrikaiunderstanding
りゆうriyuureason
りようriyouuse
りんごringoapple
りっぱrippasplendid
りろんrirontheory

The whole row

Practise り free

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