| Hiragana Image: | Japanese_Hiragana_kyokashotai_RI.svg |
| Katakana Image: | Japanese Katakana kyokashotai RI.svg |
| Transliteration: | ri |
| Hiragana Manyogana: | 利 |
| Katakana Manyogana: | 利 |
| Other Manyogana: | 里 理 利 梨 隣 入 煎 |
| Unicode: | U+308A, U+30EA |
| Flag1: | 12 |
| Spelling: | りんごのリ Ringo no "ri" |
Ri (hiragana: り, katakana: リ) is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represent one mora. Both are written with two strokes and both represent the sound pronounced as /ja/. Both originate from the character 利. The Ainu language uses a small katakana ㇼ to represent a final r sound after an i sound (イㇼ ir). The combination of an R-column kana letter with handakuten ゜- り゚ in hiragana, and リ゚ in katakana was introduced to represent [li] in the early 20th century.
The hiragana character may also be written as a single stroke.[1]
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal r- (ら行 ra-gyō) | ri | り | リ |
| rii, ryi rī | りい, りぃ りー | リイ, リィ リー | |
| Addition yōon ry- (りゃ行 rya-gyō) | rya | りゃ | リャ |
| ryaa ryā | りゃあ, りゃぁ りゃー | リャア, リャァ リャー | |
| ryu | りゅ | リュ | |
| ryuu ryū | りゅう, りゅぅ りゅー | リュウ, リュゥ リュー | |
| ryo | りょ | リョ | |
| 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 |