き゚ゅ

See also: きゅ and ぎゅ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋʲɨᵝ]

Syllable

き゚ゅ • (ngyu) 

1. (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(び)濁(だく)音(おん) (bidakuon, “nasal voiced sound”). This character is not used in standard Japanese, but instead for distinction between the two allophonic variations by Japanese linguists.