Hiragana (Contracted Sounds) Flashcards
A contracted sound takes any of the basic or voiced consonants (ki, shi, chi, ni, hi, mi, ri, gi, ji (z & j) bi, or pi) and drops the (i) adding (ya, yu, or yo)
1
Q
きゃ
A
Kya “yard” but shorter
2
Q
きゅ
A
Kyu “youth” but shorter
3
Q
きょ
A
Kyo “York” but shorter
4
Q
しゃ
A
Sha “Shard” but shorter
5
Q
しゅ
A
Shu “Shoot” but shorter
6
Q
しょ
A
Sho “Shoe” but shorter
7
Q
ちゃ
A
Cha “charge” but shorter
8
Q
ちゅ
A
Chu “Chew” but shorter
9
Q
ちょ
A
Cho
10
Q
にゃ
A
Nya “yard” but shorter
11
Q
にゅ
A
Nyu “youth” but shorter
12
Q
にょ
A
Nyo “York” but shorter
13
Q
ひゃ
A
Hya “yard” but shorter
14
Q
ひゅ
A
Hyu “youth” but shorter
15
Q
ひょ
A
Hyo “York” but shorter
