I have a question. I don't know how to phrase it correctly, so I'll explain. You know… - Feed Post by yiptic
I have a question. I don't know how to phrase it correctly, so I'll explain.
You know how you add "ya, yu, yo" to a character, and it becomes smaller? So, instead of "ki-ya" it would be "kya". Or is there really any difference? Which of these is correct, "kiya" or "kya"? Sorry but it's the best I could do. Still at #level1
You know how you add "ya, yu, yo" to a character, and it becomes smaller? So, instead of "ki-ya" it would be "kya". Or is there really any difference? Which of these is correct, "kiya" or "kya"? Sorry but it's the best I could do. Still at #level1
posted by yiptic
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きゃ is pronounced as one syllable "kya".
Each individual kana sound is spoken for the same duration, one beat (mora).
き "ki" = 1 mora. や "ya" is = 1 mora. きゃ "kya" = 1 mora, because the small ゃ means it is combined with the kana before it.
きや "kiya" (large や, not small ゃ) = 2 moras, "ki-ya".
In old Japanese, small ゃ ゅ ょ were not used at all for this. Both "kya" and "ki-ya" used to be written identically as きや, and you just had to know which way to say it! ^^
If you write xya, or any other character it will become the small one.
Thanks a lot! Sorry I'm late ^_^
