Ri (kana)
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 the sound . Both originate from the character 利. In the Ainu language, Japanese linguists invented a small katakana ㇼ that is used to represent a final r sound after an i sound (イㇼ ir).
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
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| Normal r- (ら行 ra-gyō) |
ri | り | リ |
| rii rī |
りい, りぃ りー |
リイ, リィ リー |
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| 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 |
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| ryu | りゅ | リュ | |
| ryuu ryū |
りゅう りゅー |
リュウ リュー |
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| 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 |
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