Ra (kana)
ら, in hiragana, or ラ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both versions are written with two strokes and have origins in the character 良; both characters represent the sound. The Ainu language uses a small katakana ㇻ to represent a final r sound after an a sound.
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
Normal r-
| Ra, La | ら | ラ |
Normal r-
| raa, laa
Rā, Lā | らあ, らぁ
らー, ら～ | ラア, ラァ
ラー, ラ～ |
