| Hiragana Image: | Japanese_Hiragana_kyokashotai_RE.svg |
| Katakana Image: | Japanese_Katakana_kyokashotai_RE.svg |
| Transliteration: | re |
| Hiragana Manyogana: | 礼 |
| Katakana Manyogana: | 礼 |
| Other Manyogana: | 礼 列 例 烈 連 |
| Unicode: | U+308C, U+30EC |
| Flag1: | 7 |
| Spelling: | れんげのレ Renge no "re" |
れ, in hiragana, or レ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is written in two strokes, while katakana in one. Both represent the sound pronounced as /ja/. The shapes of these kana have origins in the character 礼. The Ainu language uses a small katakana ㇾ to represent a final r sound after an e sound (エㇾ er). The combination of an R-column kana letter with handakuten ゜- れ゚ in hiragana, and レ゚ in katakana was introduced to represent [le] in the early 20th century.
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal r- (ら行 ra-gyō) | re | れ | レ |
| rei ree rē | れい, れぃ れえ, れぇ れー | レイ, レィ レエ, レェ レー |