"レ" meaning in Japanese

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Syllable

IPA: [ɾe̞] Forms: re [romanization]
Etymology: Simplified in the Heian period from the man'yōgana kanji 礼. Compare cognate hiragana れ (more cursive), and shinjitai kanji 礼 (similar but less radical). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|礼}} 礼, {{ja-kana-mannyogana-etym}} Simplified in the Heian period from the man'yōgana kanji 礼, {{m|ja|れ}} れ, {{m|ja|礼}} 礼 Head templates: {{ja-pos|syllable}} レ • (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”). Derived forms: レ点 (reten) (ruby: (てん))
    Sense id: en-レ-ja-syllable-vZpHxCrI Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Related terms: , , , , , , , , , , , , 𛀀, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 𛅕, , , , , ㇱ, , , ㇲ, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ㇳ, , , , , ㇴ, , , , ㇵ, , , , ㇶ, , , , ㇷ, , , , ㇸ, , , , ㇹ, , , , , , ㇺ, , , , , 𛄠, , , /, 𛄡, , , , ㇻ, ゚, , ㇼ, , ㇽ, , ㇾ, , ㇿ, , , , , 𛅤, , 𛄢, , 𛅥, , , 𛅦, , ン𛅧, 𛅧, , ヽ, ヾ, , オ̅, カ̣, キ̣, ク̣, ケ̣, コ̣, サ̅サ̣̅, セ̅セ̣̅, ソ̅ソ̣̅, タ̣, チ̣, チ̅チ̣̅, ツ̣ツ̅ツ̣̅, テ̣, ト̣, パ̣, ピ̣, プ̣, ペ̣, ポ̣, 𚿰𚿷, 𚿱𚿸, 𚿲𚿺, 𚿳𚿻, 𚿵𚿽, 𚿶𚿾 Related terms (Southern Min additional): ウ̅ゥ̅

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          "word": "𛄢"
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          "word": "ヱ"
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          "word": "𛅥"
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "ソ̅ソ̣̅"
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  ],
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    },
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "ホ"
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    {
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    {
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    },
    {
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    {
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    {
      "word": "𛄡"
    },
    {
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    {
      "word": "ョ"
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    {
      "word": "ラ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ㇻ"
    },
    {
      "word": "゚"
    },
    {
      "word": "リ"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "ル"
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    {
      "word": "ㇽ"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "ㇾ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ロ"
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    {
      "word": "ㇿ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ワ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ヮ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ヷ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ヰ"
    },
    {
      "word": "𛅤"
    },
    {
      "word": "ヸ"
    },
    {
      "word": "𛄢"
    },
    {
      "word": "ヱ"
    },
    {
      "word": "𛅥"
    },
    {
      "word": "ヹ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ヲ"
    },
    {
      "word": "𛅦"
    },
    {
      "word": "ヺ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ン𛅧"
    },
    {
      "word": "𛅧"
    },
    {
      "word": "ー"
    },
    {
      "word": "ヽ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ヾ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ヿ"
    },
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      "word": "ウ̅ゥ̅"
    },
    {
      "word": "オ̅"
    },
    {
      "word": "カ̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "キ̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "ク̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "ケ̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "コ̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "サ̅サ̣̅"
    },
    {
      "word": "セ̅セ̣̅"
    },
    {
      "word": "ソ̅ソ̣̅"
    },
    {
      "word": "タ̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "チ̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "チ̅チ̣̅"
    },
    {
      "word": "ツ̣ツ̅ツ̣̅"
    },
    {
      "word": "テ̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "ト̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "パ̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "ピ̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "プ̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "ペ̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "ポ̣"
    },
    {
      "word": "𚿰𚿷"
    },
    {
      "word": "𚿱𚿸"
    },
    {
      "word": "𚿲𚿺"
    },
    {
      "word": "𚿳𚿻"
    },
    {
      "word": "𚿵𚿽"
    },
    {
      "word": "𚿶𚿾"
    }
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        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with audio links",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "レ",
          "レ#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "れ",
          "れ#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "gojūon",
          "gojūon"
        ],
        [
          "行",
          "行#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "段",
          "段#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɾe̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "レ"
}
{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "レ"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "syllable",
  "title": "レ",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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