gyu / ギュ
The middle GY combined kana — ギ plus a small ュ becomes “gyu.” Seen in regular and figure.
Pronunciation
The compound character ギュ represents the syllable 'gyu'. It is キュ with the dakuten that voices 'k' to 'g'. Rare in loanwords; appears mainly in 'regular' and 'figure (figurine)'.
ギュ is ギ (gi) plus a small ュ, read as one syllable, “gyu.” It appears in loanwords like レギュラー (regular) and フィギュア (figure, figurine), and in the Japanese word 牛 (gyū, “cow / beef”) you'll see on menus.
How to write ギュ
Trace ギュ 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 ュ tucked into the lower right at about half height — a miniature ユ (a top-and-right turn, then a base bar).
Origin
Katakana ギュ combines ギ — キ (from the kanji 幾) plus a dakuten — with a small ュ (reduced ユ, from 由). Together they spell a single “gyu” sound.
Common words starting with ギュ
Printable practice sheet
Print this worksheet to practice writing ギュ by hand — the top row shows the stroke order to trace, then fill the blank squares.
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