A palatalized or contracted sound in Japanese formed with small kana (ゃゅょ), such as 'kya' or 'sho' (e.g., きゃ, しゃ, ちょ).
日本語の拗音は小さな「ゃ」「ゅ」「ょ」で表し、きゃ、きゅ、きょなどがある。
Japanese palatalized sounds are written with small 'ゃ','ゅ','ょ', such as kya, kyu, kyo.
「きゃく（客）」の「きゃ」は拗音の例だ。
The 'kya' in 'kyaku' (客) is an example of a palatalized sound.
拗音の発音を練習すると、より自然な日本語が話せるようになる。
Practicing palatalized sounds helps you speak more natural Japanese.
子音＋小文字の仮名で表される音は、学習者がつまずきやすい拗音の一つだ。
Sounds represented by a consonant plus a small kana are one of the tricky palatalized sounds learners often struggle with.