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ロ — katakana “ro”

ロ is the katakana character for the sound “ro”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ろ.

ロ
Stroke order of ロ (ro)
Reading
ro
Script
katakana
Strokes
3
Row
the ラ row
Hiragana
ろ

How to write ロ

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 ロ sounds

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

Don't confuse it with

Words with ロ

WordReadingMeaning
ロンドンrondonLondon
ローマroomaRome
ロープroopurope
ロックrokkulock; rock
ロボットrobottorobot
ロケットrokettorocket

The whole row

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