How to write ろ (ro) in hiragana
ろ (ro) has no voiced form. It grew out of the cursive form of the kanji 呂 (“spine”). One flowing stroke draws it: it starts at the top left and runs down and left then rightwards, ending at the bottom. Words that start with it include 六 (“six”), 論議 (“discussion”), 労働 (“labor”) and 六月 (“June”).
- Romaji
- ro
- Strokes
- 1
- From
- 呂
- Katakana
- ロ
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- top leftdown and left → rightwards
Where ろ comes from
- Hiragana
- 呂, cursive of the whole kanji
- Katakana
- ロ from 呂
Here both scripts start from the same kanji, 呂 (“spine”).
Look-alikes
- る, 1 stroke
Trace it
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Words with ろ
422 common JMdict words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 六 | ろく roku | six; 6 |
| 論議 | ろんぎ rongi | discussion; argument |
| 労働 | ろうどう roudou | labor; labour |
| 六月 | ろくがつ rokugatsu | June; sixth month of the lunar calendar |
| 路線 | ろせん rosen | route (bus, train, air, etc.); line |
| 老人 | ろうじん roujin | old person; senior citizen |
| 六十 | ろくじゅう rokujuu | sixty; 60 |
| 労働者 | ろうどうしゃ roudousha | worker; (manual) laborer |
| 労組 | ろうそ rouso | labor union; labour union |
| 論文 | ろんぶん ronbun | thesis; essay |
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