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U+308B, る
HIRAGANA LETTER RU

Hiragana

Japanese

Stroke order
1 stroke

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable

(ru

  1. The hiragana syllable (ru). Its equivalent in katakana is (ru). It is the forty-first syllable in the gojūon order; its position is (ra-gyō u-dan, row ra, section u).
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Etymology 2

Suffix

(-rugodan (stem (-ri), past った (-tta))

  1. (slang) A general method to form verbs (as a godan katsuyō verb). Much less productive than 〜する (-suru, to do).
    サボ
    saboru
    to skip, to play hooky; to slack off, to shirk one's duties
    ググ
    guguru
    to Google

Etymology 3

Contraction of いる (iru).

Verb

(ru

  1. (informal, used after the conjunctive (-te) form of a verb as てる (-teru)) the present progressive: to be doing
    ()って
    matteru
    to be waiting

Etymology 4

See れる.

Suffix

(-runidan

  1. Classical Japanese form of れる (-reru, passive suffix)
Usage notes

Attaches to the 未然形 (mizenkei).

Conjugation

Etymology 5

Regular adnominal conjugation of verbal auxiliary suffix (ri) indicating resulting state or completion of action.

Suffix

(-ru

  1. (Classical Japanese or literary) adnominal of (-ri)
    (ねむ)(もり)()(じょ)
    Nemureru Mori no Bijo
    Sleeping Beauty