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呂 means 'spine' or 'ロ sound'
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On
リョ ロ
Additional readings
Kun せぼね spine, backbone
Name とも なが
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呂 is the source of both hiragana ろ and katakana ロ. It is no longer used in any words that retain its original meaning of 'spine'.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 呂 is used 4 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 呂 is used 68 times, read 2 ways.
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