みゅ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲɨᵝ]

Syllable

みゅ • (myu) 

1. The hiragana syllable みゅ (myu). Its equivalent in katakana is ミュ (myu).

Usage notes

• みゅ (myu) is known as one of the rarest kana digraphs in native Japanese non-loanwords. Linguist Haruhiko Kindaichi raises the example of the Japanese family name 小豆生田(おおまみゅうだ) (Ōmamyūda) and claims it is the only occurrence amongst pure Japanese words.