【hi ra ga na / ひらがな】Let's learn Japanese the contracted sound

This time, we will introduce the term "contracted sound." There are many words in Japanese that contain "contracted sound." Let's deepen our understanding of it through this article.

１、The contracted sound

This is a table of the contracted sound. The contractions are the ky-, sh-, ch-, ny-, hy-, my-, and ry- sounds.

２、Practice the contracted sound

We have created videos that allow you to practice from the "kya" column to the "rya" column.
By watching and practicing over and over again, you will master fluent pronunciation! Let's enjoy Japanese.

🔷きゃきゅきょ / kya kyu kyo

🔷しゃしゅしょ / sha shu sho

🔷ちゃちゅちょ / cha chu cho

🔷にゃにゅにょ / nya nyu nyo

🔷ひゃひゅひょ / hya hyu hyo

🔷みゃみゅみょ / mya myu myo

🔷りゃりゅりょ / rya ryu ryo

３、Vocabulary introduced in the video

🔷きゃきゅきょ / kya kyu kyo

きゃ / kya ➔ きゃべつ（kyabetsu）
きゅ / kyu ➔ ききゅう（kikyū）
きょ / kyo ➔ きょうしつ（kyōshitsu）

🔷しゃしゅしょ / sha shu sho

しゃ / sha ➔ しゃしん（shashin）
しゅ / shu ➔ しゅりけん（shuriken）
しょ / sho ➔ しょうが（shōga）

🔷ちゃちゅちょ / cha chu cho

ちゃ / cha ➔ おちゃ（ocha）
ちゅ / chu ➔ うちゅう（uchū）
ちょ / cho ➔ はくちょう（hakuchō）

🔷にゃにゅにょ / nya nyu nyo

にゃ / nya ➔ こんにゃく（konnyaku）
にゅ / nyu ➔ ぎゅうにゅう（gyūnyū）
にょ / nyo ➔ てんにょ（tennyo）

🔷ひゃひゅひょ / hya hyu hyo

ひゃ / hya ➔ ひゃくえん（hyakuen）
ひゅ / hyu ➔ ひゅうがなつ（hyūganatsu）
ひょ / hyo ➔ ひょうたん（hyōtan）

🔷みゃみゅみょ / mya myu myo

みゃ / mya ➔ さんみゃく（sammyaku）※１
みゅ / myu ➔ みゅーじかる※２（myūjikaru）
みょ / myo ➔ みょうが（myōga）

※１ sammyaku：There is a sound that includes m after "ん", "n" changes to "m".
※２ みゅーじかる➔ミュージカル

🔷りゃりゅりょ / rya ryu ryo

りゃ / rya ➔ りゃま（ryama）
りゅ / ryu ➔ りゅう（ryū）
りょ / ryo ➔ りょこう（ryokō）

４、YAE's message🌸

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