/ru/ -- Look at my loop! る as in "loop."

[Square100]

Hi,
I am learning Hiragana from the page. I don't understand why the word "loop" has anything to do with "ru" here. Could you explain? Thanks!
/ru/ -- Look at my loop! る as in "loop."
http://japanese.gatech.edu/WebCTVista/JAPN1001/contents/Lesson02/hiragana/mnemonic-hiragana.html

 

[animelover]

It is a mnemonic - a rule of thumb to help you remember it.

There's a loop at the bottom of る, and it sounds like the beginning of the English word "loop". Other than that, you're right, there is no other connection.

If it helps you remember how to pronounce it, then that is fine. If not, then just ignore it.

 

[Square100]

Thank you.
I just wonder why it is /l/ sound here. Shouldn't it be something like "roop"?

 

[animelover]

The usual romanization today is "ru", but in sound it is neither an English r nor l. At least to me, it sounds much more like l rather than l.