Ainu

Numeral

レ ‎(re)

1. three

Japanese

Stroke order

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɺ̠e̞]

Etymology

Simplified in the Heian period from the man'yōgana kanji 禮. Compare cognate hiragana れ (more cursive), and shinjitai kanji 礼 (similar but less radical).

Syllable

レ ‎(romaji re)

1. The katakana syllable レ ‎(re). Its equivalent in hiragana is れ ‎(re). It is the forty-second syllable in the gojūon order; its position is ラ行エ段 ‎(ra-gyō e-dan, “row ra, section e”).

Usage notes

Unlike the hiragana system, used for Japanese language words that kanji does not cover, the katakana syllabary is used primarily for transcription of foreign language words into Japanese and the writing of loan words (collectively gairaigo), as well as to represent onomatopoeia, technical and scientific terms, and the names of plants, animals, and minerals. Names of Japanese companies, as well as certain Japanese language words, are also sometimes written in katakana rather than the other systems. ^[edit]

See also

• (Katakana) 片仮名; アァ, イィ, ウゥヴ, エェ, オォ, カヵガ, キギ, クグ, ケヶゲ, コゴ, サザ, シジ, スズ, セゼ, ソゾ, タダ, チヂ, ツッヅ, テデ, トド, ナ, ニ, ヌ, ネ, ノ, ハバパ, ヒビピ, フブプ, ヘベペ, ホボポ, マ, ミ, ム, メ, モ, ヤャ, ユュ, ヨョ, ラ, リ, ル, レ, ロ, ワヮ, ヰ, ヱ, ヲ, ン, ー, ヽ, ヾ