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Here, I’m going to talk about the [ra-row]「ら行」 of Japanese language.
The [ra-row]「ら行」has 5 sounds,「ら」,「り」,「る」,「れ」and「ろ」.
「ら」 is pronounced between [ra] and [la]. It is a combination of the consonant [r/l] and the vowel [あ/a].
[ら/ra] is used for:
- らいしゅう/来週/ra・i・shu・u =next week
- らいほう/来訪/ra・i・ho・o =visiting
- らくさつ/落札/ra・ku・sa・tsu =making a successful bid
- らく/楽/ra・ku =easy/comfortable/relax
- らくがき/落書き/ra・ku・ga・ki =graffiti/scribble
and more.
「り」 is pronounced between [ri] and [li]. It is a combination of the consonant [r/l] and the vowel [い/i].
[り/ri] is used for:
- りんご/林檎/ri・n・go =apple
- りえき/利益/ri・e・ki =profit/gain/margin
- りそう/理想/ri・so・o =ideal
- りかい/理解/ri・ka =understanding
- りか/理科/ri・ka =science
and more.
「る」 is pronounced between [ru] and [lu]. It is a combination of the consonant [r/l] and the vowel [う/u].
[る/ru] is used for:
- るすばん/留守番/ru・su・ba・n =staying and waiting for one’s family at home
- るつぼ/坩堝/ru・tsu・bo =melting pot
- るいせん/涙腺/ru・i・se・n =lachrymal gland
- るいじ/類似/ru・i・zi =similarity
- るいおんご/類音語/ru・i・o・n・go =similar sounding words
and more.
「れ」 is pronounced between [re] and [le]. It is a combination of the consonant [r/l] and the vowel [え/e].
[れ/re] is used for:
- れいぞうこ/冷蔵庫/re・e・zo・o・ko =refrigerater
- れいとうこ/冷凍庫/re・e・to・o・ko =freezer
- れい/例/re・e =example
- れいぎ/礼儀/re・e・gi =manners/etiquette
- れい/零/re・e =zero
and more.
「ろ」 is pronounced between [ro] and [lo]. It is a combination of the consonant [r/l] and the vowel [お/o].
[ろ/ro] is used for:
- ろうか/廊下/ro・o・ka =hallway/corridor
- ろうじん/老人/ro・o・zi・n =elderly person
- ろく/六/ro・ku =six
- ろうどう/労働/ro・o・do・o =work/labor
- ろうひ/浪費/ro・o・hi =waste
and more.
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