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. The Ainu language uses a small katakana ㇼ to represent a final r sound after an i sound.
The hiragana character may also be written as a single stroke.
FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakana
Normal r-
riりリ
Normal r-
rii
rī		りい, りぃ
りー		リイ, リィ
リー
Addition yōon ry-
ryaりゃリャ
Addition yōon ry-
ryaa
ryā, ryah		りゃあ
りゃー		リャア
リャー
Addition yōon ry-
ryuりゅリュ
Addition yōon ry-
ryuu
ryū		りゅう
りゅー		リュウ
リュー
Addition yōon ry-
ryoりょリョ
Addition yōon ry-
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---

Stroke order

Other communicative representations

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