Part 8: ヤ ユ ヨ and Yoon
ヤ ユ ヨ belong to ヤ-row in the 五十音図 [gojūon-zu].
Reading
Yōon
Yōon is a combination of イ-column letters (キ, シ, チ, ニ, ヒ, ミ, リ, ギ, ジ, ヂ, ビ, ピ) and ャ, ュ, ョ (small ヤ ユ ヨ).
Writing
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The first stroke goes slightly upwards, and then turns downwards.
This short extension should be clearly marked. The line 2 should be tilted properly.
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The two horizontal lines are parallel, and the line 2 is longer.
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The three horizontal lines are parallel, and have the same length.
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Typing
| Katakana |
ヤ |
ユ |
ヨ |
| Keystrokes |
ya |
yu |
yo |
| Katakana |
キャ |
キュ |
キョ |
| Keystrokes |
kya |
kyu |
kyo |
| Katakana |
シャ |
シュ |
ショ |
| Keystrokes |
sha / sya |
shu / syu |
sho / syo |
| Katakana |
チャ |
チュ |
チョ |
| Keystrokes |
cha / cya |
chu / cyu |
cho / cyo |
| Katakana |
ニャ |
ニュ |
ニョ |
| Keystrokes |
nya |
nyu |
nyo |
| Katakana |
ヒャ |
ヒュ |
ヒョ |
| Keystrokes |
hya |
hyu |
hyo |
| Katakana |
ミャ |
ミュ |
ミョ |
| Keystrokes |
mya |
myu |
myo |
| Katakana |
リャ |
リュ |
リョ |
| Keystrokes |
rya |
ryu |
ryo |
| Katakana |
ギャ |
ギュ |
ギョ |
| Keystrokes |
gya |
gyu |
gyo |
| Katakana |
ジャ |
ジュ |
ジョ |
| Keystrokes |
ja / jya |
ju / jyu |
jo / jyo |
| Katakana |
ヂャ |
ヂュ |
ヂョ |
| Keystrokes |
dya |
dyu |
dyo |
| Katakana |
ビャ |
ビュ |
ビョ |
| Keystrokes |
bya |
byu |
byo |
| Katakana |
ピャ |
ピュ |
ピョ |
| Keystrokes |
pya |
pyu |
pyo |
Drill Exercise
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