# リ — katakana “ri”

リ is the katakana character for the sound “ri”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is り.

- Reading: ri
- Strokes: 2
- Hiragana: り

## How リ sounds

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

## Words with リ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| リスト | risuto | list |
| リーダー | riidaa | leader |
| リボン | ribon | ribbon |
| リード | riido | lead |
| リラックス | rirakkusu | relaxing |
| リムジン | rimujin | limousine |

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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/ri/. Last updated 2026-11-01.