Contracted Sounds Chart
Katakana Yōon (拗音) - Combination Characters
What are Yōon? Contracted sounds combine a character from the i-column with a small ャ, ュ, or ョ to create new sounds.
| YA | YU | YO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| K | キャ kya | キュ kyu | キョ kyo |
| G | ギャ gya | ギュ gyu | ギョ gyo |
| S | シャ sha | シュ shu | ショ sho |
| J | ジャ ja | ジュ ju | ジョ jo |
| C | チャ cha | チュ chu | チョ cho |
| N | ニャ nya | ニュ nyu | ニョ nyo |
| H | ヒャ hya | ヒュ hyu | ヒョ hyo |
| B | ビャ bya | ビュ byu | ビョ byo |
| P | ピャ pya | ピュ pyu | ピョ pyo |
| M | ミャ mya | ミュ myu | ミョ myo |
| R | リャ rya | リュ ryu | リョ ryo |