Part 12: Yōon
Yōon is a combination of い-column letters (き, し, ち, に, ひ, み, り, ぎ, じ, ぢ, び, ぴ) and ゃ, ゅ, ょ (small や ゆ よ).
In this part, you will master the first half of Yōon letters.
Reading
Two letters (1 full + 1 small) form one syllable. It should be pronounced for one syllable long (one letter long).
Writing
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The size should be clearly smaller than standard letters. The placement should be lower than the middle. |
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Typing
| Hiragana | きゃ | きゅ | きょ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keystrokes | kya | kyu | kyo |
| Hiragana | しゃ | しゅ | しょ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keystrokes | sha / sya | shu / syu | sho / syo |
| Hiragana | ちゃ | ちゅ | ちょ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keystrokes | cha / cya | chu / cyu | cho / cyo |
| Hiragana | にゃ | にゅ | にょ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keystrokes | nya | nyu | nyo |
| Hiragana | ひゃ | ひゅ | ひょ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keystrokes | hya | hyu | hyo |
| Hiragana | みゃ | みゅ | みょ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keystrokes | mya | myu | myo |
| Hiragana | りゃ | りゅ | りょ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keystrokes | rya | ryu | ryo |
Drill Exercise
Drill C is designed to train typing ability. In Japanese text input method, keystorokes for some characters are different from the Rōmaji spelling.
For example, to input the letter "ん", you have to type "nn" in many cases. To avoid confusion, please double-check the rules.
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