Re (hiragana: れ, katakana: レ) is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is written in two strokes, while katakana in one. Both represent the sound . The shapes of these kana have origins in the character 礼. The Ainu language uses a small katakana ㇾ to represent a final r sound after an e sound (エㇾ er).
FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakanaNormal r-(ら行 ra-gyō)reれレreireerēれい, れぃれえ, れぇれーレイ, レィレエ, レェレー
Stroke order
Other communicative representations
Braille forms れ / レ in Japanese Braille れ / レ re れい / レー rē/rei
Computer encodings
See also
Japanese phonology
References