How to write れ (re) in hiragana
れ (re) has no voiced form. It grew out of the cursive form of the kanji 礼 (“salute”). Its two strokes begin at the top left, heading downwards, and the last one finishes at the bottom right. Words that start with it include 歴史 (“history”), 連合 (“union”), 連続 (“continuation”) and 連邦 (“federation”).
- Romaji
- re
- Strokes
- 2
- From
- 礼
- Katakana
- レ
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- top leftdownwards
- leftdown and left → up and right → downwards
Where れ comes from
- Hiragana
- 礼, cursive of the whole kanji
- Katakana
- レ from 礼
Here both scripts start from the same kanji, 礼 (“salute”).
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Words with れ
513 common JMdict words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歴史 | れきし rekishi | history |
| 連合 | れんごう rengou | union; combination |
| 連続 | れんぞく renzoku | continuation; succession |
| 連邦 | れんぽう renpou | federation; confederation |
| 連立 | れんりつ renritsu | coalition; alliance |
| 例 | れい rei | example; instance |
| 冷戦 | れいせん reisen | cold war; the Cold War |
| 連盟 | れんめい renmei | league; federation |
| 連絡 | れんらく renraku | contacting; (making) contact |
| 練習 | れんしゅう renshuu | practice; training |
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