mya / ミャ
The first MY combined kana — ミ plus a small ャ becomes “mya,” one syllable. Rare; its clearest loanword is ミャンマー (Myanmar).
Pronunciation
The compound character ミャ represents the syllable 'mya'. Very rare in modern katakana — appears mainly in the country name Myanmar and a few onomatopoeia.
ミャ is ミ (mi) plus a small ャ, read as one syllable, “mya.” It's uncommon in loanwords; the clearest example is ミャンマー (Myanmar), plus the variant cat sound ミャー. The combining rule is the same as every other set.
How to write ミャ
Trace ミャ 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 ミ exactly: three short strokes stacked and tilted down to the right, like the kanji 三 (three).
Write a small ャ tucked into the lower right at about half height — a miniature ヤ (a hooking stroke, then a vertical).
Origin
Katakana ミャ combines ミ — from the kanji 三 (mi, “three”) — with a small ャ (reduced ヤ, from 也). Together they spell a single “mya” sound.
Common words starting with ミャ
Printable practice sheet
Print this worksheet to practice writing ミャ by hand — the top row shows the stroke order to trace, then fill the blank squares.
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