# ル — katakana “ru”

ル is the katakana character for the sound “ru”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is る.

- Reading: ru
- Strokes: 2
- Hiragana: る

## How ル sounds

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

## Don't confuse it with

レ

## Words with ル

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ルール | ruuru | rule |
| ルート | ruuto | route |
| ドル | doru | dollar |
| ホテル | hoteru | hotel |
| テーブル | teeburu | table |
| マイル | mairu | mile |

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