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See also: , ろ゚, and Ӡ

U+308D, ろ
HIRAGANA LETTER RO

Hiragana

Japanese

Stroke order
1 stroke

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Etymology 1

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

Syllable

(ro

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

Noun

(ro

  1. : furnace, kiln

Suffix

(-ro

  1. (endearing) denotes endearment
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