The small letters are for making like in my fake name. The regular Ri and the small Yu make Ryu.
Some syllables require 2 katakana (or hiragana) symbols.
But the thing is, are "ra gyou" kana to be regarded as having R or L for their consonant?
You can get lots of 2-kana syllables. Like in the title "ranmafankurabu" where "fa" is a Fu with small A. (Actually, in Unicode names, the Fu is called Hu.)
Some Unicode names for kana do not reflect the pronunciation.
The kana Si is usually pronounced Shi, but I think it depends on your dialeect of Japanese. I think it could also be Si.
There are many sources of info on kana on the Web. Look one up.
Heck, I can't even sing fast enough in kana to keep up with the song.
<ruby><rb>じゅう瘢雹いっちゃん</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>Juuitchan</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>
Well, I guess what you say is true,
I could never be the right kind of girl for you,
I could never be your woman
- White Town
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