Ri (kana)
Ri is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represent one mora. Both are written with two strokes and both represent the sound. Both originate from the character 利. The Ainu language uses a small katakana ㇼ to represent a final r sound after an i sound. The combination of an R-column kana letter with handakuten ゜- り゚ in hiragana, and リ゚ in katakana was introduced to represent in the early 20th century.
The hiragana character may also be written as a single stroke.
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
| Normal r- | ri | り | リ |
| Normal r- | rii, ryi rī | りい, りぃ りー | リイ, リィ リー |
| Addition yōon ry- | rya | りゃ | リャ |
| Addition yōon ry- | ryaa ryā | りゃあ, りゃぁ りゃー | リャア, リャァ リャー |
| Addition yōon ry- | ryu | りゅ | リュ |
| Addition yōon ry- | ryuu ryū | りゅう, りゅぅ りゅー | リュウ, リュゥ リュー |
| Addition yōon ry- | ryo | りょ | リョ |
| Addition yōon ry- | ryou ryoo ryō | りょう, りょぅ りょお, りょぉ りょー | リョウ, リョゥ リョオ, リョォ リョー |
| Other additional forms | - | - | - |
Other communicative representations |