See also: , ろ゚, and Ӡ

U+308D, ろ
HIRAGANA LETTER RO

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

Japanese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞]
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Etymology 1

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

Syllable

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(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

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Suffix

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(-ro

  1. (endearing) denotes endearment
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entries.
S
[noun] [from roughly 900] furnace, kiln
S
[noun] (Buddhism) mental impurities (āsava) or earthly desires (klesha)
H
[noun] silk gauze
(This term, (ro), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as , see Category:Japanese kanji read as ろ.)