Katakana "Ro" Coloring Pages

The "Ro" in "Robot" for Katakana "Ro"

The letter on this coloring page is the Katakana "Ro".
The word is "ROBOT".
On the left side, a cute robot is standing and looking right at you.
Its square head has an antenna, its face has round eyes, and its chest has buttons. It also has 2 arms and 2 legs.
Robots are machines that do many kinds of jobs for people.
The word "robot" comes from another country, so we write it in katakana.

Katakana "Ro" came from "呂"

Katakana are characters that long-ago people made by taking part of a Kanji.
Katakana "Ro" came from the top box of the Kanji 「呂」.
The Kanji 「呂」 has two boxes stacked top and bottom. That single box on top became Katakana "Ro".
Hiragana "ro" also came from the same Kanji 「呂」 by simplifying its shape.

How to Write Katakana "Ro"

Katakana "Ro" is written in 3 strokes.
The 1st stroke is the straight line going down on the left.
The 2nd stroke goes across the top to the right, and then bends down at the corner.
The 3rd stroke is the line at the bottom that closes the square.
If you make the square about the same size from top to bottom and side to side, it will look really nice!

Just like the Kanji for "Kou"

Katakana "Ro" has almost the exact same shape as the kanji character 「口」, which means mouth.
When you read a sentence, you can tell which one it is by looking at the words around it.
For example, if you see it inside "ロボット" (robot), you know it is Katakana "Ro".
The stroke order is just like 「口」, too: left vertical, top-to-right vertical, and then the bottom horizontal line.
When something looks like a familiar shape around you, it is easy to remember, isn't it?

Words that start with Katakana "Ro"

Words that start with "ロ" include robot, rocket, rope, donkey, and roller skates.
Animal names, like the donkey, are often written in Katakana too.
Some words have "ロ" at the end, like clown and zero.
Try to find vehicles and animals that have Katakana "Ro" in them!

Let’s compare it with Hiragana "Ro"

The Hiragana "ろ" is written in 1 stroke with a round curve.
The Katakana "Ro" is written in 3 strokes as a boxy square.
Even though both came from the character "呂", Hiragana simplified the whole character and Katakana took just a part of it, which is why they look so different!

Color the Large Katakana "Ro" in 3 Colors

Try coloring the large Katakana "Ro" in the top right with a different color for stroke 1, stroke 2, and stroke 3.
For example, if you use red, blue, and yellow, you can see the stroke order right away.
If you carefully color the corners from near the edge, it will turn out looking great!

Color the Robot Silver and Any Colors You Like

If you color the robot's body gray or silver, it will look like a real robot made of metal.
It is also fun to make a lively robot by coloring it with bright colors like light blue, red, or yellow.
If you color the buttons on its chest one by one with red, blue, and green, they will look like they are blinking.
Try making the tip of the antenna yellow or red, and color the area around the eyes light blue.

Leave Shiny Spots White

If you leave small white parts on the corners of the head and body, the metal will look shiny!
Making the colors around them a little darker makes the white spots stand out even more.
It is also fun to draw extra gears and stars around the robot!

Trace Katakana "Ro" and Close the Square Tight

In the bottom right grid, there are 8 light gray Katakana "Ro"s lined up.
Trace over the gray lines slowly with a pencil.
The trick is to close the gap in the square tightly with the 3rd horizontal stroke.
If you write so that the center line of the box goes right through the middle of the square, your character will sit nicely in the center.
Write each one carefully, one by one!

How the word "robot" started

The word "robot" was born in 1920 inside a story written by a Czech writer named Karel Čapek.
It was made from a Czech word that means "labor" or "hard work."
Now, the word "robot" is used all over the world.

Japan's very first robot

The first robot in Japan is said to be "Gakutensoku," built in 1928.
It could change its facial expressions and move like it was writing with a pen in its hand.
It is amazing that a robot was made almost 100 years ago!

Robots all around you

Robots work in places close to you, like robots that build cars in factories and vacuum robots that clean rooms.
Maybe you have seen a robot carrying food at a restaurant.
More and more robots that help people might appear in the future.

What gives robots power

Many robots move using the power of electricity.
They use electricity from batteries or wall outlets to spin motors and move their arms and legs.
A computer acts like the robot's brain and decides how it moves.