Hiragana Double Consonants (Small Tsu)

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The small tsu (っ), called sokuon in Japanese, is used to indicate a doubled consonant. It creates a brief pause before the consonant in pronunciation.

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Geminate Consonant (Small Tsu)

Kana Romaji Description
っ
tsu (small)
 The small tsu (っ) creates a pause.
e.g., がっこう (gakkou) = school
e.g., ずっと (zutto) = always