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(no reading; symbol only)

Description

这个符号叫做"促音",它不是汉字,而是日语里的一个小字符。

This symbol is called "促音"; it is not a Chinese character but a small character in Japanese.

它会让后面的辅音停顿一下,写的时候要写得比普通字小。

It causes the following consonant to pause briefly and should be written smaller than regular characters.

Meanings

(sokuon / small tsu)

small Japanese kana marking a doubled (geminate) consonant

日语单词"待って"里就有这个小符号。

The Japanese word '待って' contains this small symbol.

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Notes

  • Note

    This is a Japanese kana (sokuon), not a Chinese character; it has no Chinese reading.

  • Etymology

    A small-size っ (tsu) placed before a consonant to signal gemination in Japanese.

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