# 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.

- Reading: re
- Strokes: 1
- Hiragana: れ

## How レ sounds

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

## Don't confuse it with

ル

## Words with レ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| レストラン | resutoran | restaurant |
| レポート | repooto | report |
| レース | reesu | race |
| レコード | rekoodo | record |
| レモン | remon | lemon |
| レッスン | ressun | lesson |

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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/katakana-chart/re/. Last updated 2026-11-01.