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{{also|れ゚}}
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==Japanese==
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===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|a=Ja-Re.oga}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kana-mannyogana-etym}}. Compare cognate shinjitai kanji {{m|ja|礼}} (similar but less radical) and katakana {{m|ja|レ}}.

====Syllable====
{{ja-pos|syllable}}

# {{ja-kana-def}}

=====See also=====
* {{list:Hiragana/ja}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=れ}}.

====Suffix====
{{ja-pos|suffix}}

# [[nominalize|nominalizing]] [[suffix]] used to form [[pronoun]]s, often from [[demonstrative]]s: {{m|en|one}}, {{m|en|thing}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|ja|我}}, {{l|ja|吾|tr=[[われ]], ''[[ware#Japanese|ware]]''; [[あれ]] ''[[are#Japanese|are]]''}}: "I thing", "I one" → [[I]], [[me]]
* {{l|ja|汝|tr=[[なれ]], ''[[nare#Japanese|nare]]''}}: "you thing", "you one" → [[you]]
* {{l|ja|己|tr=[[おのれ]], ''[[onore#Japanese|onore]]''}}: "self (person) thing", "self (person) one" → [[oneself]]; [[myself]]; {{qualifier|derogatory}} [[you]]
* {{l|ja|彼|tr=[[かれ]], ''[[kare#Japanese|kare]]''}}: "this (person) thing", "this (person) one" → [[he]], [[him]]
* {{l|ja|此れ}}, {{l|ja|此}}, {{l|ja|是}}, {{l|ja|之}}, {{l|ja|惟}}, {{l|ja|これ|tr=''[[kore#Japanese|kore]]''}}: "this (non-human) thing", "this (non-human) one" → [[this]]
* {{l|ja|其れ}}, {{l|ja|其}}, {{l|ja|それ|tr=''[[sore#Japanese|sore]]''}}: "that (near) thing", "that (near) one" → [[that]]
* {{l|ja|彼}}, {{l|ja|彼れ}}, {{l|ja|あれ|tr=''[[are#Japanese|are]]''}}: "that (distant) thing", "that (distant) one" → [[that]], [[yonder]]
* {{l|ja|誰}}, {{l|ja|孰}}, {{l|ja|だれ|tr=''[[dare#Japanese|dare]]''}}, {{qualifier|archaic}} {{l|ja|たれ|tr=''[[tare#Japanese|tare]]''}}: "which (person) thing", "which (person) one" → [[who]]
* {{l|ja|何}}, {{l|ja|何れ}}, {{l|ja|どれ|tr=''[[dore#Japanese|dore]]''}}: "which (non-human) thing", "which (non-human) one" → [[which]]
* {{l|ja|何れ}}, {{l|ja|孰れ}}, {{l|ja|いずれ|tr=''[[izure#Japanese|izure]]''}}: "which thing", "which one" → [[whichever]], [[any]], [[either]], {{qualifier|in negative contexts}} [[neither]]