Jisho

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Noun
1. geminate consonant (small "tsu" in Japanese)Linguistics
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2. Sokuonkana gojūon wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka a wi ri mi hi ni chi shi ki i n ru yu mu fu nu tsu su ku u we re me he ne te se ke e wo ro yo mo ho no to so ko o The sokuon is a Japanese symbol consisting of a small hiragana or katakana tsu. In less formal language it is called chiisai tsu or chiisana tsu, meaning "little tsu". Compare to a full-sized tsu: The sokuon is used for various purposes.
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