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ろ — hiragana “ro”

ろ is the hiragana character for the sound “ro”. It is written with 1 stroke, and in katakana the same sound is ロ.

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Stroke order of ろ (ro)
Reading
ro
Script
hiragana
Strokes
1
Row
the ら row
Katakana
ロ

How to write ろ

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 ろ sounds

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

Don't confuse it with

Words with ろ

WordReadingMeaning
ろうじんroujinold person
ところtokoroplace
おもしろいomoshiroiinteresting
おどろくodorokuto be surprised
こころkokoroheart; mind
ころkoroaround (a time); about

The whole row

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