Re (kana)
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| Transliteration | re | ||
| Hiragana origin | 礼 | ||
| Katakana origin | 礼 | ||
| Man'yōgana | 礼 列 例 烈 連 | ||
| Spelling kana | れんげのレ Renge no "re" | ||
| Unicode | U+308C, U+30EC | ||
| Braille | |||
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れ, in hiragana, or レ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is written in two strokes, while katakana in one. Both represent the sound [ɾe] ⓘ. The shapes of these kana have origins in the character 礼. The Ainu language uses a small katakana ㇾ to represent a final r sound after an e sound (エㇾ er). The combination of an R-column kana letter with handakuten ゜- れ゚ in hiragana, and レ゚ in katakana was introduced to represent [le] in the early 20th century.
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
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| Normal r- (ら行 ra-gyō) |
re | れ | レ |
| rei ree rē |
れい, れぃ れえ, れぇ れー |
レイ, レィ レエ, レェ レー |