Hiragana "Myu" Coloring Pages

The "Myu" in "Myuujikku"

The letters on this coloring page are the Hiragana "Myu".
The word is "myuujikku". That means music in English!
People usually write "music" in Katakana, but you get to practice writing it in Hiragana on this coloring page.
On the left, you can see a little speaker with floating musical notes all around it.
It looks like happy music is about to come out of the speaker!

Two Letters Make One Sound

You write Hiragana "Myu" by combining two letters: "Mi" and a small "Yu".
Even though you write two letters, you say them together as one sound instead of saying "mi" and "yu" separately.
A sound like this is called a contracted sound.
If you use a big "Yu" to write "miyu," it makes two sounds and turns into a completely different word.
A tiny letter can change the whole sound!

How Hiragana "Myu" Was Born

Long ago, people created Hiragana by simplifying Kanji characters.
"Mi" came from a simplified form of the Kanji 「美」.
The small "Yu" is just a tiny version of the regular "Yu," which came from simplifying the Kanji 「由」.
Ancient Kanji took a long time to turn into the friendly shapes we use today!

Tips for Writing Hiragana "Myu"

"Mi" takes 2 strokes to write.
For stroke 1, start writing to the right, curve down to the bottom left, make a small loop, and stretch out to the right.
For stroke 2, write from the top right down to the bottom left, crossing through stroke 1.
When writing sideways, put the small "Yu" in the bottom left of the box. When writing top-to-bottom, put it in the top right.
"Yu" also takes 2 strokes, just like the regular one. It looks great if you keep the rounded shape nice and small!

Words with Hiragana "Myu"

Almost no native Japanese words start with Hiragana "Myu".
It usually shows up in words from other countries, like "myuujikku."
You can also find it in words like "myuujikaru" (musical) or "myuujiamu" (museum).
Try saying "Myu, myu, myuujikku" to a fun musical beat!
People also write "myuu" for a cat's meow. Try making that sound yourself!

The Big Hiragana "Myu" with Musical Colors

Try coloring inside the big Hiragana "Myu" at the top right with your favorite colors.
If you use different colors for "み" and "ゅ", you can easily see that it is made of two letters.
Try picking colors that sound like fun music, like pink for "み" and light blue for "ゅ".
It is also a great idea to change colors for the first stroke and second stroke, just like the stroke order.

Colors for the Speaker and Musical Notes

The speaker box will look cute if you use bright colors like red, orange, or yellow-green.
If you color the round parts where the sound comes out with black or dark gray, it will look like a real speaker.
Try coloring each musical note around it with a different color.
If you line up the colors of the rainbow, like red, yellow, green, blue, and purple, it looks like the music is bouncing around.
You can also draw your own little musical notes around them.

Tracing Hiragana "Myu" with a Pencil

In the boxes at the bottom right, there are 4 sets of light gray Hiragana "Myu" lined up.
Hold your pencil the right way and trace slowly over the gray lines without going outside the lines.
Use the vertical and horizontal center lines inside the boxes to help you see the size and spot for each letter.
Be careful to write the small "ゅ" tiny in the bottom left of its box.
Every time you trace one set, say "myu" out loud.
When you trace all 4 sets, try writing it by yourself outside the boxes, too.

Where the name "Music" comes from

The word "music" comes from a very old word in Greece.
In Greek myths, there are goddesses called the Muses who look after music and poetry.
People say the word meant "the art of the Muses," and that became the word "music" we use today.

Sound is air shaking

When sound comes out of a speaker, a thin board inside is shaking super fast.
That shaking makes the air around it shake too, and when it reaches your ears, you hear it as sound!
If you gently touch a speaker playing loud music, you can feel it buzzing and shaking.

The musical note sign

The "♪" sign is a musical note called an eighth note.
Notes are signs that show how long a sound lasts. They have a colored-in dot with a line and a little flag attached.
Music sheets have many other note shapes that show long sounds and short sounds too.

Singing and dancing in "Musicals"

A "musical" is a show that mixes singing, dancing, and acting all together.
The people in the show often sing songs instead of just talking to share their feelings.
"Music" and "musical" are friend words that are both about music!