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Lesson 9: らりるれろ
In this lesson, we’ll learn five new hiragana:
ら・り・る・れ・ろ
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ら is pronounced as /la/.
| Tip | I love steamy ramen noodles. ら as in “ramen”.  |
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り is pronounced as /li/.
| Tip | I’ll give Lily a ribbon. り as in “Lily”.  |
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| Note | Depending on the font, some “ri” will be connected while others won’t, you can choose the style you like. |
る is pronounced as /lu/.
| Tip | Look at my loop! る as in “loop”.  |
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れ is pronounced as /le/.
| Tip | Let’s race! れ as in “Let’s”.  |
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ろ is pronounced as /lo/.
| Tip | Lower your body to avoid the rope. ろ as in “Lower”.  |
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Romaji of らりるれろ:
| Hiragana | ら、り、る、れ、ろ |
| Romaji | ra, ri, ru, re, ro |
Note:
| ら・り・る・れ・ろ are pronounced a bit like [la, li, lu, le, lo], but their romaji is written as ra, ri, ru, re, ro. When writing in romaji—or answering quiz questions—make sure to type ra, ri, ru, re, ro. ✨ |
| Hiragana | How to write |
| り |  |
| い |  |
Here’s a video to help you pronounce ら・り・る・れ・ろ.
Hope it makes practice fun and easy! ✨
Vocabulary containing らりるれろ:
| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| ある | ある | aru | to have |
| いる | いる | iru | there be |
| 入れる | いれる | ireru | to put in |
| 色 | いろ | iro | color |
| 売る | うる | uru | to sell |
| 得る | える | eru | to get |
| 降りる | おりる | oriru | to get off |
| 折る | おる | oru | to fold |
| 俺 | おれ | ore | I |
| 楽 | らく | raku | easy |
| 理科 | りか | rika | science |
| 六 | ろく | roku | six |
| 辛い | からい | karai | spicy |
| 仮 | かり | kari | temporary |
| 軽い | かるい | karui | light |
| 彼 | かれ | kare | he |
| 切る | きる | kiru | to cut |
| 着る | きる | kiru | to put on |
| 暗い | くらい | kurai | dark |
| 来る | くる | kuru | to come |
| 黒い | くろい | kuroi | black |
| これ | これ | kore | this |
| 頃 | ころ | koro | around |
| 留守 | るす | rusu | absence |
| 去る | さる | saru | to leave |
| 知る | しる | shiru | to know |
| 白い | しろい | shiroi | white |
| 空 | そら | sora | sky |
| それ | それ | sore | that |
| 列 | れつ | retsu | row |
| 地理 | ちり | chiri | geography |
| 散る | ちる | chiru | to disperse |
| お釣り | おつり | otsuri | change |
| 寺 | てら | tera | temple |
| 照れる | てれる | tereru | to be shy |
| 取る | とる | toru | to take |
| なる | なる | naru | to become |
| 慣れる | なれる | nareru | to get used to |
| 狙う | ねらう | nerau | to aim |
| 寝る | ねる | neru | to sleep |
| 乗る | のる | noru | to get on |
| 腹 | はら | hara | belly |
| 針 | はり | hari | needle |
| 春 | はる | haru | spring |
| 晴れ | はれ | hare | sunny |
| 昼 | ひる | hiru | noon |
| 広い | ひろい | hiroi | wide |
| 降る | ふる | furu | to fall |
| 風呂 | ふろ | furo | bath |
| 減る | へる | heru | to decrease |
| 丸い | まるい | marui | round |
| 見る | みる | miru | to see |
| 村 | むら | mura | village |
| 無理 | むり | muri | impossible |
| 群れ | むれ | mure | flock |
| 森 | もり | mori | forest |
| やる | やる | yaru | to do |
| 揺れる | ゆれる | yureru | to shake |
| 夜 | よる | yoru | night |
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