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See also: , ろ゚, and Ӡ

U+308D, ろ
HIRAGANA LETTER RO

[U+308C]
Hiragana
[U+308E]

Japanese

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Stroke order
1 stroke

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞]
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Etymology 1

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Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable

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(ro

  1. The hiragana syllable (ro). Its equivalent in katakana is (ro). It is the forty-third syllable in the gojūon order; its position is (ra-gyō o-dan, row ra, section o).
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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(ro

  1. : furnace, kiln

Suffix

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(-ro

  1. (endearing) denotes endearment
Derived terms
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