Nijikana

Hiragana ひゃ (hya)

ひゃ is a combination (yōon) sound, read “hya, written with 4 strokes.

ひゃ
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Memory trick

Big ひ + small ゃ blend into one beat: "hya".

Words with ひゃ

  • ひゃくhyaku · hundred

Practise ひゃ until it sticks

It's taught in hiragana lesson 14, "Combos II". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.

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