Japanese/Kana/Lessons/Katakana/Lesson 9

Hiragana: [ a ] [ ka ] [ sa ] [ ta ] [ na ] [ ha ] [ ma ] [ ya ] [ ra ] [ wa, wo, n ] [ ゐ and ゑ (ancient hiragana in disuse) ]
Katakana: [ a ] [ ka ] [ sa ] [ ta ] [ na ] [ ha ] [ ma ] [ ya ] [ ra ] [ wa, wo, n ] [ ヰ and ヱ (ancient katakana in disuse) ]

In this lesson you are going to learn how to read and write ラ、リ、ル、レ、ロ.

Brush Stroke:
Sound:	ra
Mnemonic:	A bowl of hot ramen. The line on top is the steam.
Example:	ラーメン ramen ラオス Laos ラクダ camel

Brush Stroke:
Sound:	ri
Mnemonic:	Richard - The cheek and nose of Richard. looks very similar to Ri from Hiragana. Look like reeds
Example:	リビア Libya リス squirrel リンゴ apple

Brush Stroke:
Sound:	ru
Mnemonic:	Root - Two of a tree's largest roots.
Example:	ルクセンブルク Luxembourg ルーレット roulette ルビー ruby

Brush Stroke:
Sound:	re
Mnemonic:	Read (past tense). A book (from above) that you left open because you had already read it.
Example:	レバノン Lebanon レーザー laser レストラン restaurant

Brush Stroke:
Sound:	ro
Mnemonic:	Roe - A package of roe, fish-eggs prepared as food, that's commonly used in Japanese dishes. Road - The back of a truck driving on a road. It's the head of a robot.
Example:	ロシア Russia ロープ rope ロボット robot