りゅryu

Hiragana りゅ (ryu)

りゅ is the hiragana character for the sound “ryu”. It's written as two characters, a full-size り and a small ゅ, but read as one beat.

Script
Hiragana
Group
Yōon
Row
り + small や/ゆ/よ
Katakana
リュ

Example word

りゅうryūdragon

Where it sits in the chart

Practice it on the interactive chart, or test yourself with flashcards and the kana quiz.