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き゚ょ

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See also: きょ and ぎょ

Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Syllable

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き゚ょ (ngyo

  1. (nonstandard, linguistics) The hiragana syllable き゚ょ (ngyo). Its equivalent in katakana is キ゚ョ (ngyo).

Usage notes

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[ŋ] is an allophonic variation of /ɡ/ in Japanese; this phenomenon is known as ()(だく)(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.