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The sokuon ( consisting of a small Hiragana or Katakana ''tsu''. In less academic language it is called ''chiisai tsu'' "little ''tsu''" (Japanese: 小さいつ). Compare to a full-sized ''tsu'': The sokuon is used for various purposes. One is for showing a Geminate consonant, which is represented in Rōmaji by the "doubling" of the following consonant. Examples:
The sokuon is also used at the end of a sentence, to indicate a Glottal Stop (a sharp or cut-off articulation), which may indicate angry or surprised speech. In order to Enter The Sokuon Using A Computer Or Word-processor , there are several methods, such as xtu, ltu, ltsu, etc.In the International Phonetic Alphabet , the sokuon sound is marked either with a colon-like mark or a doubled consonant:
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