# 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.

- Reading: ro
- Strokes: 3
- Hiragana: ろ

## How ロ sounds

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

## Don't confuse it with

コ

## Words with ロ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ロンドン | rondon | London |
| ローマ | rooma | Rome |
| ロープ | roopu | rope |
| ロック | rokku | lock; rock |
| ロボット | robotto | robot |
| ロケット | roketto | rocket |

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