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U+3063, っ
HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL TU

[U+3062]
Hiragana
[U+3064]

JapaneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Small form of the hiragana character (tsu).

PronunciationEdit

If preceding a consonant, results in the following consonant being geminate; an English example is cattail – see Gemination: English for further discussion.

If ending a word, results in the word ending in a glottal stop.

In no case is it pronounced like the full-size (tsu).

Combining formEdit

  1. The そくおん (sokuon): a small form of (tsu). In romanization, this is represented by doubling the following consonant. The equivalent in katakana is .
    ぱい (ippai)
    (motto)
    ぱい (suppai)
    ぱい (oppai)
    てくる (yattekuru)
  2. A glottal stop or “choked sound”.
    A'!
    Ah!

Usage notesEdit

Primarily used as the sokuon (for gemination), which is a common sound. Used as a glottal stop at the end of interjections, primarily expressions of surprise or effort.

See alsoEdit

InfixEdit

  1. (colloquial) very, super. Inserted after the first syllable of an adjective, an adverb, or an ABAB-type onomatopoeia.
    でかい→でかい
    dekai → dekkai
    huge → enormous!
    とても→とても
    totemo → tottemo
    completely → totally!
    ぽかぽか→ぽかぽか
    pokapoka → pokkapoka
    pleasantly warm → toasty warm
    あつあつ→あつあつ
    atsuatsu → attsuatsu
    hot → super-hot