(formal) friend

in kambun, a type of kaeriten written as レ that indicates that the character should be returned to and read later; a return-mark

(not of a person) old, aged, antiquated

old

the past / ancient times

The katakana syllable レ (re). Its equivalent in hiragana is れ (re). It is the forty-second syllable in the gojūon order; its position is ラ行エ段 (ra-gyō e-dan, “row ra, section e”).

(in compounds) a star (luminous celestial body) / (by extension) an asterisk / a star (famous person in the media like an actor or athlete)

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

private; mine

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me