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Meaning of 促音(そくおん) in Japanese

促音
Kana Reading
そくおん
Romaji
sokuon
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    assimilated sound (small "tsu" in Japanese); geminate consonant

Examples of 促音, そくおん in a sentence

  • 拗音（ゃ　ゅ　ょ）と促音（っ）の出し方も、加えていただけると参考になるかもしれません。

    I think it might be useful if you could add how to output the diphthongs (with small ya/yu/yo) and geminate consonants (with small tsu).

Related Kanji

促 JLPT 1

9 strokes

stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite

On'Yomi: ソク

Kun'Yomi: うなが.す

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音 JLPT 4

9 strokes

sound, noise

On'Yomi: オン, イン, -ノン

Kun'Yomi: おと, ね

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