Rya Ryu Ryo

Hiragana 3

Chapter 8 · Rya Ryu Ryo

🌸 Combined Sounds VI — りゃ りゅ りょ and the Whole Chart

The last row of combined sounds: り plus a small ゃ, ゅ or ょ. This chapter also gathers all 33 combined sounds in a single chart and ends with a map-reading exercise using Japanese cities. Romaji is shown for everything.

🧩 The Last Row — りゃ りゅ りょ

The last combined row is the one that begins with the Japanese r: り plus a small ゃ, ゅ or ょ. After this, you know all 33 combined sounds.

🗺️ The Whole Chart

Here is every combined sound you have learned, in one place. Read across: each row is an い-row character; the three columns are small ゃ, ゅ and ょ.

📖 Read It — New Words

Read the Japanese first, then check the romaji.

🏙️ Read the Map — Cities

A review of everything in Hiragana 3: small っ (さっぽろ), long vowels (おおさか, こうべ) and combined sounds (とうきょう, きょうと). Read each city aloud.

✍️ Try It Yourself — れんしゅう

Say each answer out loud first, then click to check.