See also: , ろ゚, and Ӡ

U+308D, ろ
HIRAGANA LETTER RO

[U+308C]
Hiragana
[U+308E]

Japanese edit

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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Syllable edit

(ro

  1. The hiragana syllable (ro). Its equivalent in katakana is (ro). It is the forty-third syllable in the gojūon order; its position is (ra-gyō o-dan, row ra, section o).
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Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

(ro

  1. : furnace, kiln

Suffix edit

(-ro

  1. (endearing) denotes endearment
Derived terms edit