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N5Lesson 6 of 435 min

Combined sounds (ようおん)

A small ゃ, ゅ or ょ merges into the previous character to make one beat.

When や, ゆ or よ are written small after an い-column character, the two fuse into one sound taking one beat. き + ゃ becomes きゃ, which is क्या: one beat, not two.

きゃ行

きゃक्याkya
きゅक्युkyu
きょक्योkyo

しゃ行

しゃशाsha
しゅशुshu
しょशोsho

ちゃ行

ちゃचाcha
ちゅचुchu
ちょचोcho

にゃ行

にゃन्याnya
にゅन्युnyu
にょन्योnyo

ひゃ行

ひゃह्याhya
ひゅह्युhyu
ひょह्योhyo

みゃ行

みゃम्याmya
みゅम्युmyu
みょम्योmyo

りゃ行

りゃर्याrya
りゅर्युryu
りょर्योryo

ぎゃ行

ぎゃग्याgya
ぎゅग्युgyu
ぎょग्योgyo

じゃ行

じゃजाja
じゅजुju
じょजोjo

びゃ行

びゃब्याbya
びゅब्युbyu
びょब्योbyo

ぴゃ行

ぴゃप्याpya
ぴゅप्युpyu
ぴょप्योpyo
  • きゃく क्याकुguest / customer
  • しゃしん शाशिनphotograph
  • びょういん ब्योउइनhospital
  • りょこう र्योकोउtravel