Ra (kana)
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| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal r- (ら行 ra-gyō) |
ra | ら | ラ |
| raa rā |
らあ らー |
ラア ラー |
Stroke order
Other communicative representations
- Full Braille representation
| ら / ラ in Japanese Braille | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ら / ラ ra |
らあ / ラー rā |
Other kana based on Braille ら | |
| りゃ / リャ rya |
りゃあ / リャー ryā | ||
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See also
References
- The Compact Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary, (Andrew N Nelson, John H Haig) Tuttle Publishing, 1999
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