Ra (kana)


, in hiragana, or in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both versions are written with two strokes and have origins in the character 良; both characters represent the sound. The Ainu language uses a small katakana ㇻ to represent a final r sound after an a sound.
FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakana
Normal r-
Ra, La
Normal r-
raa, laa
, Lā
らあ, らぁ
らー, ら~
ラア, ラァ
ラー, ラ~

Stroke order

Other communicative representations