The kanji 羅 primarily conveys the meanings of "thin silk fabric," "to spread out," or "to arrange." It often relates to the idea of something being spread thinly, like a net or a veil. It can also imply a type of fine, patterned silk.

・On-yomi (音読み): ラ (ra) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None

⚫︎羅列 (raretsu) Translation: Listing; enumeration. ⚫︎羅馬 (Roma) Translation: Rome (the capital of Italy). ⚫︎羅紗 (rasha) Translation: Broadcloth (a type of woolen fabric).

The kanji 羅 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left part is the radical 糸 (糸) which means "silk" or "thread". The right part is 羅 representing the phonetic component, which also carries the meaning of "to cover". This combination suggests "silk fabric" and implies the way silk threads are woven to cover or spread out. The original form depicts a net or a thin covering made of silk.