ル (ru), katakana basic
ル
ru
ラ row · u column
katakanabasic2 strokes
Stroke order
Pronunciation
Tap the tip of your tongue once against the ridge just behind your upper teeth, then say u. Use a quick tap, not a held English r.
hiragana counterpart
Words with ル
ルールrule
ルームroom
How to remember it
ルTwo strokes spread into legs, with the right one bending upward at the end. Imagine a runner taking a long stride: ru.
Where it comes from
流ル
ル comes from the lower-right part of 流. Hiragana る has a different source, 留.