り

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Hiragana character 1.2.1 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Hiragana character

り (romaji ri)

1. The /ri/ syllable.
2. The fortieth character in the gojūon ordering of hiragana. The previous character is ら and the next character is る. The equivalent katakana character is リ.

[edit] Related terms

• For a list of words starting with り (ri) see: Special:Allpages/り