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Contracted Sounds Chart
Yōon (拗音) - Combination Characters
What are Yōon? Contracted sounds combine a character from the i-column with a small や, ゆ, or よ to create new sounds.
| YA | YU | YO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| K | きゃ kya | きゅ kyu | きょ kyo |
| G | ぎゃ gya | ぎゅ gyu | ぎょ gyo |
| S | しゃ sha | しゅ shu | しょ sho |
| J | じゃ ja | じゅ ju | じょ jo |
| C | ちゃ cha | ちゅ chu | ちょ cho |
| N | にゃ nya | にゅ nyu | にょ nyo |
| H | ひゃ hya | ひゅ hyu | ひょ hyo |
| B | びゃ bya | びゅ byu | びょ byo |
| P | ぴゃ pya | ぴゅ pyu | ぴょ pyo |
| M | みゃ mya | みゅ myu | みょ myo |
| R | りゃ rya | りゅ ryu | りょ ryo |