In this lesson you are going to learn how to read and write ラ、リ、ル、レ、ロ.
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| Sound:
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ra
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| Mnemonic:
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- A bowl of hot ramen. The line on top is the steam.
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| Example:
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- ラーメン ramen
- ラオス Laos
- ラクダ camel
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| Brush Stroke:
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| Sound:
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ri
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| Mnemonic:
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- Richard - The cheek and nose of Richard.
- looks very similar to Ri from Hiragana.
- Look like reeds
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| Example:
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- リビア Libya
- リス squirrel
- リンゴ apple
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| Brush Stroke:
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| Sound:
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ru
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| Mnemonic:
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- Root - Two of a tree's largest roots.
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| Example:
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- ルクセンブルク Luxembourg
- ルーレット roulette
- ルビー ruby
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| Brush Stroke:
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| Sound:
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re
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| Mnemonic:
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- Read (past tense). A book (from above) that you left open because you had already read it.
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| Example:
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- レバノン Lebanon
- レーザー laser
- レストラン restaurant
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| Brush Stroke:
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| Sound:
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ro
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| Mnemonic:
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- 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.
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| Example:
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- ロシア Russia
- ロープ rope
- ロボット robot
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