If a consonant (/k/, /g/, /s/, /t/, etc.) is followed by the sounds /ya/, /yu/ or /yo/ as shown below, these combinations are called "glides", and each combination is considered one syllable rather than two.
i-row
hiragana
small ゃゅょ
one syllable
き
/k/
+
ゃ
/ya/
=
きゃ /kya/
+
ゅ /yu/
=
きゅ /kyu/
+
ょ /yo/
=
きょ /kyo/
Each glide is written by two characters --- one of the /i/-row characters in Hiragana chart (き, ぎ, し, じ, ち, ぢ, に, ひ, び, ぴ, み, り) followed by one of small ゃ or ゅ or ょ. These small characters are written in the lower half of the area of a full-size character.
Click on the glide columns below to confirm the pronunciation.
Read the hiragana words below and confirm your pronunciation by clicking on the audio icons. Glides are written in red.
1.
びよういん (5 syllables)
beauty salon
2.
びょういん (4 syllables)
hospital
3.
ひやく (3 syllables)
leap
4.
ひゃく (2 syllables)
hundred
5.
りようし (4 syllables)
men's hair stylist
6.
りょうし (3 syllables)
hunter, fisherman
B.
Click on the audio icons below and write down (or type if you can) what you hear. Note that one hiragana needs to be written in each box. Click on the areas below the boxes to see the answers.
must be in order to be recognized as glides.
is written to the right of the center.