number of strokes り

[KINGZ]

I know the proper way to write り is with one stroke, which way is mostly used??My MSword uses a singel stroke and on the web it uses two strokes.

[richvh]

Hand-written, I believe that two strokes is correct. Some fonts will connect the two strokes.

[KINGZ]

richvh wrote:
Hand-written, I believe that two strokes is correct. Some fonts will connect the two strokes.

My software and flash cards both say it’s a single stroke, and they both say that it can be seen as a two stroke or a single stroke. If I look on the net there are some places that say single stroke and other places that say two strokes. oh well, just have to keep them both in my head.

[Schattenjedi]

I'm positive that writing it with 2 strokes is correct. Not sure about the 1 stroke version though.

[metapod]

I see it written as one stroke or two in fonts all the time, and its just a little variation.
But in handwriting, it is nearly always written as two strokes, well, at least with all my penpals they always wrote it as two strokes. I guess this could be similar in the latin alphabet to the typed /a/ and how it is written in hand writing.

[Reeni]

i'm not sure if i should post this here or make a new thread... but while studying, i have some trouble when writing the difference between い and り. i have seen the い written really funny like.. an english 'u' with a line on the right corner.. and the り just confuses me.. i find it easier to write with one stroke.. but how are these two recognized in writing?

[metapod]

The い in handwriting usually looks just like its typed, with the left vertical line a little bit longer than the right one, and the left line usually has a little hook on the bottom. り has the left vertical bar very short compared to the right side. Once you see it in writing enough it will get easier It took me a while to get used to writing and reading シ／ツand メ^ン

[tkbits]

The two strokes of い should be about equal length. It can be drawn vertical, or it can be canted in the following direction: \ \. If you draw い as \ \, it is supposed to look normal to a native.

The two strokes of り are different lengths, and should be vertical.