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る — hiragana “ru”

る is the hiragana character for the sound “ru”. It is written with 1 stroke, and in katakana the same sound is ル.

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Stroke order of る (ru)
Reading
ru
Script
hiragana
Strokes
1
Row
the ら row
Katakana
ル

How to write る

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 る sounds

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

Don't confuse it with

Words with る

WordReadingMeaning
するsuruto do
あるaruto be (of things)
くるkuruto come
みるmiruto see
いるiruto be (of people and animals)
できるdekiruto be able to do

The whole row

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