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U+308B, る
HIRAGANA LETTER RU

[U+308A]
Hiragana
[U+308C]

Japanese

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Stroke order
1 stroke

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɾɯ̟]
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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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(ru

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

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Suffix

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(-rugodan (stem (-ri), past った (-tta))

  1. (slang) A general method to form verbs (as a godan katsuyō verb). Much less productive than 〜する (-suru, to do).
    サボ
    saboru
    to skip, to play hooky; to slack off, to shirk one's duties
    ググ
    guguru
    to Google

Etymology 3

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Contraction of いる (iru).

Verb

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(ru

  1. (informal, used after the conjunctive (-te) form of a verb as てる (-teru)) the present progressive: to be doing
    ()って
    matteru
    to be waiting

Etymology 4

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See れる.

Suffix

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(-runidan

  1. Classical Japanese form of れる (-reru, passive suffix)
Usage notes
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Attaches to the 未然形 (mizenkei).

Conjugation
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Etymology 5

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Regular adnominal conjugation of verbal auxiliary suffix (ri) indicating resulting state or completion of action.

Suffix

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(-ru

  1. (Classical Japanese or literary) adnominal of (-ri)
    (ねむ)(もり)()(じょ)
    Nemureru Mori no Bijo
    Sleeping Beauty