る゚
See also: る
Japanese
editEtymology
editThe character る with a handakuten.
Pronunciation
editSyllable
edit- (nonstandard, linguistics) The hiragana syllable る゚ (lu). Its equivalent in katakana is ル゚ (lu).
Usage notes
edit[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.