ル゚
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See also: ル
Japanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The character ル with a handakuten
Pronunciation
[edit]Syllable
[edit]- (nonstandard, linguistics) The katakana syllable ル゚ (lu). Its equivalent in hiragana is る゚ (lu).
Usage notes
[edit]- [l] is an allophonic variation of /r/ in Japanese. This character is not used in standard Japanese, but instead for distinction between the two allophonic variations by Japanese linguists.
- The katakana syllabary is used primarily for transcription of foreign language words into Japanese and the writing of gairaigo (loan words), as well as to represent onomatopoeias, technical and scientific terms, and the names of plants, animals, and minerals. It is also occasionally used in some words for emphasis, or to ease reading; katakana may be preferred for words becoming buried in the text if they are written under their canonical form in hiragana. Names of Japanese companies, as well as certain Japanese language words such as colloquial terms, are also sometimes written in katakana rather than the other systems. Formerly, female given names were often written in katakana. [edit]
See also
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アァア゙ | カヵガカ゚ | サザサ゚ | タダ | ナ | ハㇵバパ | マ | ヤャ | ラㇻラ゚ | ワヮヷ | ン𛅧ン゙ |
イィイ゚ィ゚ | キギキ゚ | シㇱジシ゚ | チヂ | ニ | ヒㇶビピ | ミ | 𛄠 | リㇼリ゚ | ヰ𛅤ヸ | |
ウゥヴゥ゙ウ゚ | クㇰグㇰ゙ク゚ | スㇲズㇲ゙ス゚ | ツッヅツ゚ | ヌㇴ | フㇷブㇷ゙プㇷ゚ | ムㇺ | ユュ | ルㇽル゚ | 𛄢 | |
エェ [𛀀] | ケヶゲケ゚ | セゼセ゚ | テデ | ネ | ヘㇸベペ | メ | エ / 𛄡 | レㇾレ゚ | ヱ𛅥ヹ | |
オォ | コ𛅕ゴコ゚ | ソゾソ゚ | トㇳドㇳ゙ト゚ | ノ | ホㇹボポ | モ | ヨョ | ロㇿロ゚ | ヲ𛅦ヺ | |
Halfwidth katakana characters
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Taiwanese kana tone signs
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Additional symbols
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