See also: and る゚

U+308B, る
HIRAGANA LETTER RU

[U+308A]
Hiragana
[U+308C]

JapaneseEdit

Stroke order
 

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji in the cursive sōsho style.

SyllableEdit

(romaji ru)

  1. The hiragana syllable (ru). Its equivalent in katakana is (ru). It is the forty-first syllable in the gojūon order; its position is (ra-gyō u-dan, row ra, section u).
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Etymology 2Edit

SuffixEdit

(-ru

  1. (slang) A general method to form verbs (as a godan katsuyō verb). Much less productive than 〜する (-suru, to do).
    サボ
    saboru
    to skip, to play hooky; to slack off, to shirk one's duties
    ググ
    guguru
    to Google

Etymology 3Edit

Shortening of いる (iru).

VerbEdit

(ru

  1. (informal, used after the conjunctive (-te) form of a verb) the present progressive: to be doing
    ()って
    matteru
    to be waiting

Etymology 4Edit

Regular adnominal conjugation of verbal auxiliary suffix (ri) indicating resulting state or completion of action.

SuffixEdit

  1. (Classical Japanese or literary) adnominal of (-ri)
    (ねむ)(もり)()(じょ)
    Nemureru Mori no Bijo
    Sleeping Beauty