Ri (hiragana: , katakana: ) is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both are written with two strokes and both represent the sound . Both originate from the character . The Ainu language uses a small katakana to represent a final r sound after an i sound ( ir).

The hiragana character may also be written as a single stroke.

FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakanaNormal r-(ら行 ra-gyō)riりリrii, ryirī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ryaaryāりゃあ, りゃぁりゃーリャア, リャァリャーryuりゅリュryuuryūりゅう, りゅぅりゅーリュウ, リュゥリューryoりょリョryouryooryōりょう, りょぅりょお, りょぉりょーリョウ, リョゥリョオ, リョォリョー

Other additional forms+Form (ry-)RōmajiHiraganaKatakana(rya)(りゃ)(リャ)(ryi)(りぃ)(リィ)(ryu)(りゅ)(リュ)ryeryeiryeeryēりぇりぇい, りぇぃりぇえりぇーリェリェイ, リェィリェエリェー(ryo)(りょ)(リョ)

Stroke order

1, 2 2

Other communicative representations

Braille forms り / リ in Japanese Braille R + Yōon braille り / リ ri りい / リー rī りゃ / リャ rya りゃあ / リャー ryā りゅ / リュ ryu りゅう / リュー ryū りょ / リョ ryo りょう / リョー ryō

Computer encodings

See also

Japanese phonology Yori (kana) IJ (digraph), a Dutch digraph that is sometimes written in a manner resembling the katakana リ

References