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
16
Q
みゃ
A
Mya “yard” but shorter
17
Q
みゅ
A
Myu “youth” but shorter
18
Q
みょ
A
Myo “York” but shorter
19
Q
りゃ
A
Rya “yard” but shorter
20
Q
りゅ
A
Ryu “youth” but shorter
21
Q
りょ
A
Ryo “York” but shorter
22
Q
ぎゃ
A
Gya “yard” but shorter
23
Q
ぎゅ
A
Gyu “youth” but shorter
24
Q
ぎょ
A
Gyo “York” but shorter
25
じゃ
Ja "Japan"
26
じゅ
Ju "Juno" but shorter
27
じょ
Jo "Joe" but Shorter
28
ぢゃ
(D)ja "Japan"
29
ぢゅ
(D)ju "Juno" but shorter
30
ぢょ
(D)jo "Joe" but Shorter
31
びゃ
bya "yard" but shorter
32
びゅ
Byu "youth" but shorter
33
びょ
Byo "York" but shorter
34
ぴゃ
Pya "yard" but shorter
35
ぴゅ
Pyu "youth" but shorter
36
ぴょ
Pyo "York" but shorter
