what is sokuon in japanese
The sokuon (ä¿é³) is a Japanese symbol in the form of a small hiragana or katakana tsu. In less formal language it is called chiisai tsu (å°ããã¤) or chiisana tsu (å°ããªã¤) , meaning little tsu . Compare to a full-sized tsu :n addition to Japanese, sokuon is used in Okinawan katakana orthographies. Ainu katakana uses a small ã both for a final t-sound and to represent a sokuon (there is no ambiguity however, as gemination is allophonic with syllable-final t).