ら゚
See also: ら
Japanese
Etymology
The character ら with a handakuten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [la̠]
Syllable
ら゚ • (la)
- (nonstandard, linguistics) The hiragana syllable ら゚ (la). Its equivalent in katakana is ラ゚ (la).
Usage notes
[l] is an allophonic variation of /r/ in Japanese. This character is not used in standard Japanese, but instead for distinction between the two allophonic variations by Japanese linguists.