Katakana
Katakana: Contracted sounds
拗音
Elementary
~30 min
~30 min
Learn to hear, distinguish, read and actively recall キャ・キュ・キョ・シャ・シュ・ショ・チャ・チュ・チョ・ニャ・ニュ・ニョ・ヒャ・ヒュ・ヒョ・ミャ・ミュ・ミョ・リャ・リュ・リョ・ギャ・ギュ・ギョ・ジャ・ジュ・ジョ・ビャ・ビュ・ビョ・ピャ・ピュ・ピョ.
Can-do goal
You can hear, distinguish, read and type the target patterns in 拗音.
How it works
A small ャ・ュ・ョ combines with an i-row character into one beat. Character size matters: キヤ is ki-ya, while キャ is kya.
キャkya
キュkyu
キョkyo
シャsha
シュshu
ショsho
チャcha
チュchu
チョcho
ニャnya
ニュnyu
ニョnyo
ヒャhya
ヒュhyu
ヒョhyo
ミャmya
ミュmyu
ミョmyo
リャrya
リュryu
リョryo
ギャgya
ギュgyu
ギョgyo
ジャja
ジュju
ジョjo
ビャbya
ビュbyu
ビョbyo
ピャpya
ピュpyu
ピョpyo
Meaningful contrast
Pay attention to character size, stroke direction and mora timing; these features can change the word.
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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