MY
ミャミュミョ — The MY Row
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Read “mya, myu, myo”
The MY set is a full-size ミ (mi) plus a small ャ, ュ, or ョ: ミ + ャ = ミャ (mya), ミ + ュ = ミュ (myu), ミ + ョ = ミョ (myo), one syllable each. ミュ is the one you'll really use — it carries “music” and “museum” — while ミャ and ミョ stay rare.
One syllable: ミュ is “myu,” one beat — like the start of “music.” The small ャ ュ ョ sit at about half height in the lower right.
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Pronunciation at a glance
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Words with the MY kana
ミュ opens plenty of loanwords; ミャ and ミョ are rare. Here are a few.
ミュージックmyūjikkumusic
ミュージカルmyūjikarumusical (theater)
ミュージアムmyūjiamumuseum
ミュートmyūtomute (audio)
ミャンマーmyanmāMyanmar
ミョウガmyōgamyoga ginger (Japanese herb)
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What's next
Next is the RY set (リャ リュ リョ) — built on リ, and read “rya, ryu, ryo.”