Compound Hiragana symbols

These are made by combining two Hiragana symbols. The second is a "ya", "yo", or "yu"; it is written close to the first symbol and slightly smaller.


gya, hya, cha, kya

gyo, hyo, cho, kyo

gyu, hyu, chu, kyu


ja, bya, mya, sha

jo, byo, myo, sho


ju, byu, myu, shu

pya, rya, nya


pyo, ryo, nyo

pyu, ryu, nyu



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