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Hiragana 4: small ゃ ゅ ょ merge into one sound (きゃ, しゅ…)

An i-sound plus a small ya, yu or yo becomes a single beat.
要点The idea
An i-sound kana plus a small ゃ, ゅ or ょ merges into one beat: き + ゃ = きゃ kya.
yayuyo
kきゃ kyaきゅ kyuきょ kyo
shしゃ shaしゅ shuしょ sho
chちゃ chaちゅ chuちょ cho
nにゃ nyaにゅ nyuにょ nyo
hひゃ hyaひゅ hyuひょ hyo
mみゃ myaみゅ myuみょ myo
rりゃ ryaりゅ ryuりょ ryo
gぎゃ gyaぎゅ gyuぎょ gyo
jじゃ jaじゅ juじょ jo
bびゃ byaびゅ byuびょ byo
pぴゃ pyaぴゅ pyuぴょ pyo
きょうkyoutodayきょ is one beat, then う lengthens the o: kyo-o, two beats (more in Hiragana 5).
しゃしんshashinphoto
おちゃochatea (usually green tea)
じゅぎょうjugyouclass, lessonTwo combos in one word: ju-gyo-o.
Aびょういんbyouinhospitalbyo-o-i-n: four beats.
Bびよういんbiyouinhair salonbi-yo-o-i-n: five beats.
Small ょ merges with び; a full-size よ is its own beat. Size matters!

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Drill hiraganaStart with the first row — new rows open as you learn them.