ラ (ra), katakana basic
ラ
ra
ラ row · a column
katakanabasic2 strokes
Stroke order
Pronunciation
Tap the tip of your tongue once against the ridge just behind your upper teeth, then say a. Use a quick tap, not a held English r.
hiragana counterpart
Words with ラ
ラーメンramen
ラジオradio
How to remember it
ラA short bar sits above a long bent stroke. Imagine a rain shelter with a curved side: ra, using a quick tongue tap.
Where it comes from
良ラ
ラ comes from the upper part of 良. Hiragana ら uses a cursive form of the same source.