| るるる
rururu | beepbeepbeep (sound of phone) |
| ランドセル
randoseru | (school) backpack, satchel |
| 落書き
rakugaki | graffiti |
| 螺旋階段
rasen-kaidan | spiral staircase |
| ラッパ (喇叭)
rappa | bugle |
| 乱暴
ranbou (-suru) /-na/ | violence; assault; running riot (-suru)
rough (e.g. handling); reckless; careless; coarse; rude (na-noun)
unreasonable (e.g. demand); wild (e.g. argument) (na-noun)
sexual assault (-suru) |
| リーダー
ríidàa | leader |
| 陸
riku | land, shore (as opposed to oceans) |
| 利口
rikou /na/
(o)rikou(san) | clever; wise; smart (na-noun)
(esp with o-) praise for well behaved, good child |
| リモコン
rimokon | remote control |
| 流行
ryuukou (-suru) | fashion; trend; fad; popularity (-suru) be popular
prevalence (of a disease) |
| リュックサック
ryukku(sakku) | backpack (from german) |
| 猟 / 漁
ryôu | hunting, fishing (2 different kanji) |
| 両側
ryougawa | both sides |
| 料金
ryôukin | fee, charge |
| 利用 (する)
riyou (-suru) | use; utilization; application (-suru) to use |
| 両手
ryoute | both hands |
| 両方
ryóuhòu | both; both sides; both parties |
| 林檎
ringo | apple |
| 冷蔵庫
réizoùko | refrigerator |
| 冷房
reibou | cooler; air-conditioning (see opp. danbou) |
| レース
reesu | lace |
| 列
rêtsu | row; line; file; column; queue; rank
company (of someone); group
{math} sequence
(counter;classifier) row |
| 煉瓦
renga | brick(s) |
| レントゲン
rentogen | x-ray (from german) |
| 蝋燭
rousoku | candle |
| 録音
rokuon | sound recording |
| 路地
rôji | alleyway |
| ロッカー
rókkàa | locker |
| リビング
ribingu | living room (western style) |
| レジ袋
rejibukuro | disposable grocery bag (plastic bags) which in Japanese are given to you at the register and then you have to take to another counter to pack yourself. |
| 履歴書
rirekisho | resume, personal history |
| 領収書
ryoushuusho | receipt (for) (usu. with blank line to fill out with customer's name used to claim expenses), hand-written receipt |
| 老人ホーム
roujin hoomu | retirement home, old people's home |
| 離陸
ririku | takeoff (i.e. a plane from the runway) |
