き゚ゅ
See also: きゅ and ぎゅ
Japanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ŋʲɨᵝ]
Syllable
き゚ゅ (romaji ngyu)
- (nonstandard, linguistics) The hiragana syllable き゚ゅ (ngyu). Its equivalent in katakana is キ゚ュ (ngyu)
Usage notes
[ŋ] is an allophonic variation of /ɡ/ in Japanese; this phenomenon is known as 鼻濁音 (bidakuon, “nasal voiced sound”). This character is not used in standard Japanese, but instead for distinction between the two allophonic variations by Japanese linguists.