How to write ロ (ro) in katakana
ロ (ro) never takes the voicing marks. Its shape keeps a part of the kanji 呂 (“spine”). It takes three short strokes: the first from the top left going downwards, the last ending at the bottom right. Loanwords that begin with it: ログ (“log”), ロケ (“location”), ロゴ (“logo”) and ロス (“loss”).
- Romaji
- ro
- Strokes
- 3
- From
- 呂
- Hiragana
- ろ
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- top leftdownwards
- top leftrightwards → downwards
- bottom leftrightwards
Where ロ comes from
- Katakana
- 呂, a part of the kanji
- Hiragana
- ろ from 呂
Here both scripts start from the same kanji, 呂 (“spine”).
Look-alikes
- 口 (kanji), 3 strokes
- コ, 2 strokes
Trace it
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Words with ロ
323 common JMdict katakana words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ログ | rogu | log; log |
| ロケ | roke | location; remote (shoot at a remote location) |
| ロゴ | rogo | logo; Logo (programming language) |
| ロス | rosu | loss; waste |
| ロゼ | roze | rosé (wine) |
| ロブ | robu | lob |
| ロム | romu | read-only memory; ROM |
| ロー | roo | low; low gear |
| ロココ | rokoko | rococo |
| ロシア | roshia | Russia |
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