みゅ

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mʲɨᵝ]

Syllable

みゅ • (myu) 

  1. The hiragana syllable みゅ (myu). Its equivalent in katakana is ミュ (myu).

Usage notes
  • みゅ (myu) is known as one of the rarest kana digraphs in native Japanese non-loanwords. Linguist Haruhiko Kindaichi raises the example of the Japanese family name 小豆生田(おおまみゅうだ) (Ōmamyūda) and claims it is the only occurrence amongst pure Japanese words.
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