gya / ギャ
The first GY combined kana — ギ plus a small ャ becomes “gya,” one syllable. Opens gang, gallery, and gamble.
Pronunciation
The compound character ギャ represents the syllable 'gya'. It is キャ with the dakuten that voices 'k' to 'g'. Common in loanwords for gang, gallery, gamble, gap, gag.
ギャ is ギ (gi — キ with a dakuten) plus a small ャ, read as one syllable, “gya.” It opens loanwords like ギャング (gang), ギャラリー (gallery), ギャンブル (gamble), ギャグ (gag).
How to write ギャ
Trace ギャ on the canvas at the top of the page. Animated arrows show each stroke's direction; trace along them and the stroke fills in. Each numbered step below explains what that stroke does.
Write ギ: that's キ (two crossbars angling up, then a long vertical) plus a dakuten — two small ticks at the upper right.
Write a small ャ tucked into the lower right at about half height — a miniature ヤ (a hooking stroke, then a vertical).
Origin
Katakana ギャ combines ギ — キ (from the kanji 幾) plus a dakuten that voices it to “gi” — with a small ャ (reduced ヤ, from 也). Together they spell a single “gya” sound.
Common words starting with ギャ
Printable practice sheet
Print this worksheet to practice writing ギャ by hand — the top row shows the stroke order to trace, then fill the blank squares.
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