る゚

See also: る

Japanese

Etymology

The character る with a handakuten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lɯ̟ᵝ]

Syllable

る゚ • (lu) 

  1. (nonstandard, linguistics) The hiragana syllable る゚ (lu). Its equivalent in katakana is ル゚ (lu).

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.

See also

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