Last Updated :2026/01/04

Hiragana
ゅ / ゆ
Combining form
morpheme
Japanese Meaning
片仮名「ユ」を小さく書いた字形。拗音を表すために「キュ」「シュ」などのように用いられる。 / 歴史的には大きな「ユ」と区別されないこともあった小書き片仮名。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かたかなのちいさいゆで、きゅやしゅなどのおとをつくる。むかしはおおきいゆとおなじにすることもあった。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
片假名「ユ」的小型组合形式,用于拗音 / 表示以u结尾的拗音组合(如シュ、チュ、キュ) / 历史上不与全尺寸「ユ」区分
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
片假名「ユ」的小型字形,用於拗音(如シュ、チュ、キュ)。 / 歷史上不與全形「ユ」區分。
Korean Meaning
가타카나 ‘유’(ユ)의 소형 결합형으로, 요온에서 슈·츄·큐 등에 쓰임 / 역사적으로는 정규 크기와 구분되지 않았던 형태
Vietnamese Meaning
Dạng katakana nhỏ ‘yu’ (ュ) dùng trong âm ghép (yōon) như シュ, チュ, キュ. / Trước đây không phân biệt với chữ ユ cỡ thường.
Tagalog Meaning
maliit na anyo ng katakanang ユ (yu) para sa yōon; hal. シュ, チュ, キュ / dati’y hindi inihihiwalay sa karaniwang-laking ユ
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Historically not distinguished, the small katakana yu (the small written yu combining form) combines with shi, chi, and ki to create yōon syllables such as shu, chu, and kyu.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

历史上并未区分,但用于构成拗音的片假名小ユ(即ュ)会与シ、チ、キ结合,形成如シュ、チュ、キュ这样的音节。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

歷史上並未加以區別,但用來構成拗音的小片假名ユ,也就是ュ,會與シ、チ、キ結合,形成像シュ、チュ、キュ這樣的音節。

Korean Translation

역사적으로는 구별되지 않았지만, 요온을 만들기 위해 사용되는 작은 가타카나 '유', 즉 'ュ'는 シ나 チ나 キ와 결합하여 シュ나 チュ나 キュ와 같은 음절을 만든다.

Vietnamese Translation

Về mặt lịch sử thì không được phân biệt, nhưng chữ katakana nhỏ ユ, tức ュ, được dùng để tạo âm ghép (拗音), kết hợp với シ, チ và キ để tạo các âm tiết như シュ, チュ, キュ。

Tagalog Translation

Bagaman sa kasaysayan hindi ito pinagkakaiba, ang maliit na katakana na ユ, ibig sabihin ュ, na ginagamit upang bumuo ng mga yōon (pinagsamang tunog), ay nakakabit sa シ, チ, at キ upang bumuo ng mga pantig tulad ng シュ, チュ, at キュ。

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Small combining form of katakana ユ (yu) used in 拗音 (yōon) morae that end in u, such as シュ (shu), チュ (chu), and キュ (kyu). Historically not distinguished from full-size version.

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Small combining form of katakana ユ (yu) used in 拗音 (yōon) morae that end in u, such as シュ (shu), チュ (chu), and キュ (kyu). Historically not distinguished from full-size version.

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歴史的には区別されなかったが、拗音を作るために使われる小さい片仮名のユ、つまりュは、シやチやキと結びついてシュやチュやキュのような音節を作る。

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Historically not distinguished, the small katakana yu (the small written yu combining form) combines with shi, chi, and ki to create yōon syllables such as shu, chu, and kyu.

Historically not distinguished, the small katakana yu (the small written yu combining form) combines with shi, chi, and ki to create yōon syllables such as shu, chu, and kyu.

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歴史的には区別されなかったが、拗音を作るために使われる小さい片仮名のユ、つまりュは、シやチやキと結びついてシュやチュやキュのような音節を作る。

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