Letter ರ (ra) (Topic 2) in Module 7 – Kannada-Letters (BG)

ರ — Letter (ra)

• English sound anchor: runner (flapped r)

• Kannada words:
• ರಸ್ತೆ ('raste') — Road
• ರಾಜ ('rāja') — King
• ರಾತ್ರಿ ('rātri') — Night

Half Letter ರ್ (ra halant)

Adding the virama (್) below ರ creates the half letter ರ್ — it silences the inherent 'a' and allows this consonant to join the next one directly.

The halant form ರ್ appears in conjunct consonants and cluster words.

How to Write ರ

Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.

Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.