ル゚

See also: ル

Japanese

Etymology

The character ル with a handakuten

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɯ̟ᵝ]

Syllable

ル゚ (romaji lu)

1. (nonstandard, linguistics) The katakana syllable ル゚ (lu). Its equivalent in hiragana is る゚ (lu)

Usage notes

[l] is an allophonic variation of /r/ in Japanese. This character is not used in standard Japanese, but instead for distinction between the two allophonic variations by Japanese linguists.

See also

• ら゚, ラ゚ (la); り゚, リ゚ (li); れ゚, レ゚ (le); ろ゚, ロ゚ (lo)