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Hiragana · R row · 1 stroke

ろ — “ro” in hiragana

ろ is the hiragana character for the sound ro. It takes 1 stroke and belongs to the R row.

Stroke order · 1 stroke

Reading (romaji): ro
Row: R
Strokes: 1
In katakana: ロ

How to remember ろ

ろ is る with the loop opened out — a road bending.

The rest of the R row

らra
りri
るru
れre

Practise writing ろ free ← Full hiragana chart