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レ — katakana “re”

レ is the katakana character for the sound “re”. It is written with 1 stroke, and in hiragana the same sound is れ.

レ
Stroke order of レ (re)
Reading
re
Script
katakana
Strokes
1
Row
the ラ row
Hiragana
れ

How to write レ

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 レ sounds

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

Don't confuse it with

Words with レ

WordReadingMeaning
レストランresutoranrestaurant
レポートrepootoreport
レースreesurace
レコードrekoodorecord
レモンremonlemon
レッスンressunlesson

The whole row

Practise レ free

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