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Ainu
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɾe̞]
Numeral
レ (Latin spelling re)
- three
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Etymology
Simplified in the Heian period from the man'yōgana kanji 礼. Compare cognate hiragana れ (more cursive), and shinjitai kanji 礼 (similar but less radical).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɾe̞]
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Syllable
レ (romaji re)
- The katakana syllable レ (re). Its equivalent in hiragana is れ (re). It is the forty-second syllable in the gojūon order; its position is ラ行エ段 (ra-gyō e-dan, “row ra, section e”).
Usage notes
The katakana syllabary is used primarily for transcription of foreign language words into Japanese and the writing of loan words (collectively gairaigo), as well as to represent onomatopoeias, technical and scientific terms, and the names of plants, animals, and minerals. It is also occasionally used in some words for emphasis, or to ease reading; katakana may be preferred for words becoming buried in the text if they are written under their canonical form in hiragana. Names of Japanese companies, as well as certain Japanese language words such as colloquial terms, are also sometimes written in katakana rather than the other systems. Formerly, female given names were often written in katakana. [edit]
Derived terms
- レ点 (reten)
See also
- (Katakana) 片仮名; アァ, イィ, ウゥヴ, エェ(𛀀), オォ, カヵガ, キギ, クㇰグ, ケヶゲ, コ𛅕ゴ, サザ, シㇱジ, スㇲズ, セゼ, ソゾ, タダ, チヂ, ツッヅ, テデ, トㇳド, ナ, ニ, ヌㇴ, ネ, ノ, ハㇵバパ, ヒㇶビピ, フㇷブプ, ヘㇸベペ, ホㇹボポ, マ, ミ, ムㇺ, メ, モ, ヤャ, 𛄠, ユュ, エ/𛄡, ヨョ, ラㇻラ゚, リㇼリ゚, ルㇽル゚, レㇾレ゚, ロㇿロ゚, ワヮヷ, ヰ𛅤ヸ, 𛄢, ヱ𛅥ヹ, ヲ𛅦ヺ, ン𛅧, ー, ヽ, ヾヿ
- (Southern Min additional) ウ̅ゥ̅, オ̅, カ̣,キ̣, ク̣, ケ̣, コ̣, サ̅サ̣̅, セ̅セ̣̅, ソ̅ソ̣̅, タ̣, チ̣, チ̅チ̣̅, ツ̣ツ̅ツ̣̅, テ̣, ト̣, パ̣, ピ̣, プ̣, ペ̣, ポ̣, 𚿰𚿷, 𚿱𚿸, 𚿲𚿺, 𚿳𚿻, 𚿵𚿽, 𚿶𚿾,