拗音

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) the sound of a Japanese mora involving a consonant, semi-vowel, and vowel, such as  or the obsolete

Noun

 * 1)  in  and, a mora that is spelt with:
 * 2) one of the full-sized kana,, , , , , , , , , ,  and , followed by one the small kana, ,  and , to represent the palatalization of the mora
 * 3) one of the full-sized kana,  and, followed by the small kana , to represent the historical labialization of the mora
 * 1) one of the full-sized kana,  and, followed by the small kana , to represent the historical labialization of the mora