Hiragana
り The hiragana “ri”
At a glance
- Reading
- ri
- Katakana twin
- リri
- Same row
- らraりriるruれreろro
- Combined sounds
- りゃryaりゅryuりょryo
- Easily confused with
- いi
Everyday words with り
Written in kanji, with their reading in hiragana.
- 左ひだり Left
- 緑みどり Green
- 二輪車にりんしゃ Motorcycle
- 薬くすり Medicine
- 隣となり Neighbor
- 森もり Forest
- 光ひかり Light
- 入り口いりぐち Entrance
- おしりおしり Butt
- 並盛なみもり Regular portion
- 大盛おおもり Large portion
- ありがとうありがとう Thank you
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