Ri (kana)

ri
hiragana katakana
transliteration	ri
hiragana origin	利
katakana origin	利

り, in hiragana, or リ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represent one mora. Both are written with two strokes and both represent . Both originate from the character 利.

Form	Rōmaji	Hiragana	Katakana
Normal r- (ら行 ra-gyō)	ri	り	リ
	rii rī	りい, りぃ りー	リイ, リィ リー
Addition yōon ry- (りゃ行 rya-gyō)	rya	りゃ	リャ
	ryaa ryā, ryah	りゃあ りゃー	リャア リャー
	ryu	りゅ	リュ
	ryuu ryū	りゅう りゅー	リュウ リュー
	ryo	りょ	リョ
	ryou ryoo ryō, ryoh	りょう りょお りょー	リョウ リョオ リョー

Other additional forms
Form (ry-) Rōmaji Hiragana Katagana (rya) (りゃ) (リャ) (ryi) (りぃ) (リィ) (ryu) (りゅ) (リュ) rye りぇ リェ (ryo) (りょ) (リョ)

Stroke order

Stroke order in writing り

Stroke order in writing リ

Other communicative representations

• Braille:

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See also

• Japanese phonology