Hiragana
Hiragana: Contracted sounds
拗音
Elementary
~25 min
~25 min
Train accurate perception and recall of 拗音.
Can-do goal
You can hear, distinguish, read and type the target patterns in 拗音.
How it works
A small ゃ, ゅ or ょ combines with an i-row kana to form one contracted beat. きゃ is kya, not ki-ya.
きゃkya
きゅkyu
きょkyo
しゃsha
しゅshu
しょsho
ちゃcha
ちゅchu
ちょcho
にゃnya
にゅnyu
にょnyo
ひゃhya
ひゅhyu
ひょhyo
みゃmya
みゅmyu
みょmyo
りゃrya
りゅryu
りょryo
ぎゃgya
ぎゅgyu
ぎょgyo
じゃja
じゅju
じょjo
びゃbya
びゅbyu
びょbyo
ぴゃpya
ぴゅpyu
ぴょpyo
Meaningful contrast
Character size changes rhythm and meaning. Compare きや (ki-ya, two beats) with きゃ (kya, one beat).
Practice sequence
- Listen without looking.
- Imitate the timing aloud.
- Read the displayed form.
- Type it from sound or romaji without choices.
- Mix it with earlier material.
Mastery task
Complete recognition, listening and active recall with at least five attempts and 80% accuracy in each mode. Recheck the contrasts on a later day.
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