ら
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
| Character | ら |
|---|---|
| Unicode name | HIRAGANA LETTER RA |
| Codepoint | U+3089 |
See also ち
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Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ra/, [ɺ̠ä]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 良 in the cursive sōsho style.
Syllable [edit]
ら (Hepburn romanization ra)
- The hiragana syllable ら (ra), whose equivalent in katakana is ラ (ra). It is the thirty-ninth syllable of the gojūon order, and its position in gojūon tables is ら行あ段 (RA-gyō, A-dan; “row RA, section A”).
Related terms [edit]
- For a list of words starting with ら (ra) see: Special:Allpages/ら
See also [edit]
- (Hiragana) 平仮名; あぁ, いぃ, うぅゔ, えぇ, おぉ, かゕが, きぎ, くぐ, けゖげ, こご, さざ, しじ, すず, せぜ, そぞ, ただ, ちぢ, つっづ, てで, とど, な, に, ぬ, ね, の, はばぱ, ひびぴ, ふぶぷ, へべぺ, ほぼぽ, ま, み, む, め, も, やゃ, ゆゅ, よょ, ら, り, る, れ, ろ, わゎ, ゐ, ゑ, を, ん, ー, ゝ, ゞ, ゟ
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Old Japanese. Verb conjugation ending.
Suffix [edit]
ら (romaji ra)
- (colloquial) imperfective form of the suffix る.
Etymology 3 [edit]
Reading of various kanji.
Suffix [edit]
ら (romaji ra)
- 等: pluralizing suffix, as in 彼等, そこら. Usually spelled in hiragana.
