り
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
| Character | り |
|---|---|
| Unicode name | HIRAGANA LETTER RI |
| Codepoint | U+308A |
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[edit] Etymology
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 利 in the cursive sōsho style.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɾi/
[edit] Syllable
り (Hepburn romanization ri)
- The hiragana syllable り (ri), whose equivalent in katakana is リ (ri). It is the fortieth syllable of the gojūon order, and its position in gojūon tables is ら行い段 (RA-gyō, I-dan; “row RA, section I”).
[edit] Related terms
- For a list of words starting with り (ri) see: Special:Allpages/り