gyo / ギョ
The last GY combined kana — ギ plus a small ョ becomes “gyo.” Best known from ギョーザ (gyoza, dumplings).
Pronunciation
The compound character ギョ represents the syllable 'gyo'. It is キョ with the dakuten that voices 'k' to 'g'. Very rare in katakana loanwords — most 'gyo' sounds appear in native words written hiragana or kanji.
ギョ is ギ (gi) plus a small ョ, read as one syllable, “gyo.” In katakana it's most familiar from ギョーザ (gyoza, dumplings); the sound is also common in Japanese words like 魚 (gyo, “fish”), usually written in kanji.
How to write ギョ
Trace ギョ 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 plus a dakuten — two small ticks at the upper right.
Write a small ョ tucked into the lower right at about half height — a miniature ヨ (a top-and-right stroke, a middle bar, then a bottom bar).
Origin
Katakana ギョ combines ギ — キ (from the kanji 幾) plus a dakuten — with a small ョ (reduced ヨ, from 與). Together they spell a single “gyo” sound.
Common words starting with ギョ
Printable practice sheet
Print this worksheet to practice writing ギョ by hand — the top row shows the stroke order to trace, then fill the blank squares.
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