レ (re), katakana basic
レ
re
ラ row · e column
katakanabasic1 stroke
Stroke order
Pronunciation
Tap the tip of your tongue once against the ridge just behind your upper teeth, then say e. Use a quick tap, not a held English r.
hiragana counterpart
Similar characters
Words with レ
レストランrestaurant
レコードrecord; vinyl record
How to remember it
レOne stroke goes down and then turns up to the right. Imagine a ramp at the end of a slide: re.
Where it comes from
礼レ
レ comes from the right-hand stroke of 礼. Compare hiragana れ, which uses a cursive form of the same source.