# 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.

- Reading: ro
- Strokes: 1
- Katakana: ロ

## How ろ sounds

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

## Don't confuse it with

る

## Words with ろ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ろうじん | roujin | old person |
| ところ | tokoro | place |
| おもしろい | omoshiroi | interesting |
| おどろく | odoroku | to be surprised |
| こころ | kokoro | heart; mind |
| ころ | koro | around (a time); about |

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/hiragana-chart/ro/. Last updated 2026-11-01.