Ru (kana)

Stroke order in writing る

Stroke order in writing ル

The hiragana for ru (る) is made with one stroke, and its katakana form (ル) is made with two.

る (hiragana) begins with a horizontal stroke to the right, followed by a slightly longer, angular stroke going down and to the left. Finally, a curve and loop are added to the bottom that somewhat resembles the hiragana no (の). The character as a whole is visually similar to the hiragana for ro (ろ).

ル (katakana) is made by first making a curved stroke going down and to the left, and is followed by a stroke that first goes straight down, and then a curved line going up and to the right.

Stroke order in writing る

Stroke order in writing ル

Japanese radiotelephony alphabet	Wabun code
留守居のル Rusui no "Ru"	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ⓘ

Japanese Navy Signal Flag	Japanese semaphore	Japanese manual syllabary (fingerspelling)	Braille dots-145 Japanese Braille

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る / ル in Japanese Braille
る / ル ru	るう / ルー rū	Other kana based on Braille る
		りゅ / リュ ryu	りゅう / リュー ryū

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