き+ゃ=きゃ
romaji
kya
Hiragana guide
Contracted Sounds Guide
Contracted sounds combine one full-size kana with a small ゃ, ゅ, or ょ to make one blended sound.
Be careful with size
Small ゃ changes the sound
じや = ji + ya, two sounds
じゃ = ja, one sound
きや = ki + ya, two sounds
きゃ = kya, one sound
K-row
Base kana: き
き+ゅ=きゅ
romaji
kyu
き+ょ=きょ
romaji
kyo
Example word
きゃく
kyaku
guest / customer
S-row
Base kana: し
し+ゃ=しゃ
romaji
sha
し+ゅ=しゅ
romaji
shu
し+ょ=しょ
romaji
sho
Example word
しゃしん
shashin
photo
CH-row
Base kana: ち
ち+ゃ=ちゃ
romaji
cha
ち+ゅ=ちゅ
romaji
chu
ち+ょ=ちょ
romaji
cho
Example word
おちゃ
ocha
tea
N-row
Base kana: に
に+ゃ=にゃ
romaji
nya
に+ゅ=にゅ
romaji
nyu
に+ょ=にょ
romaji
nyo
Example word
にゃん
nyan
meow
H-row
Base kana: ひ
ひ+ゃ=ひゃ
romaji
hya
ひ+ゅ=ひゅ
romaji
hyu
ひ+ょ=ひょ
romaji
hyo
Example word
ひゃく
hyaku
one hundred
M-row
Base kana: み
み+ゃ=みゃ
romaji
mya
み+ゅ=みゅ
romaji
myu
み+ょ=みょ
romaji
myo
Example word
みゃく
myaku
pulse
R-row
Base kana: り
り+ゃ=りゃ
romaji
rya
り+ゅ=りゅ
romaji
ryu
り+ょ=りょ
romaji
ryo
Example word
りょうり
ryouri
cooking / cuisine
G-row
Base kana: ぎ
ぎ+ゃ=ぎゃ
romaji
gya
ぎ+ゅ=ぎゅ
romaji
gyu
ぎ+ょ=ぎょ
romaji
gyo
Example word
ぎょうざ
gyouza
gyoza
J-row
Base kana: じ
じ combines with small ゃ, ゅ, and ょ to make じゃ, じゅ, and じょ.
じ+ゃ=じゃ
romaji
ja
じ+ゅ=じゅ
romaji
ju
じ+ょ=じょ
romaji
jo
Example word
じゅう
juu
ten
B-row
Base kana: び
び+ゃ=びゃ
romaji
bya
び+ゅ=びゅ
romaji
byu
び+ょ=びょ
romaji
byo
Example word
びょういん
byouin
hospital
P-row
Base kana: ぴ
ぴ+ゃ=ぴゃ
romaji
pya
ぴ+ゅ=ぴゅ
romaji
pyu
ぴ+ょ=ぴょ
romaji
pyo
Example word
ぴょん
pyon
hop