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Lesson 3: Learn Japanese Sokuon
What is sokuon?
sokuon is a small っ or ッ in the middle of vocabulary. It doubled the consonant after it, and leave a small pause in the middle.
How to read sokuon?
| nippon → nip_pon（Meaning: Japan） In the case of にっぽん, you’d pronounce it like “nip” (a pause) “pon”. You don’t want to leave a really long space there, obviously, but just a little bit to separate the two pieces out. To pronounce the small tsu, imagine that you are separating the consonants from each other and pronouncing them each individually. For example, がっこう（Meaning： school） is gak + a pause + kou. |
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Below is a video to help you understand sokuon.
N5 Words Containing Sokuon:
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Romaji |
|---|---|---|---|
| 明後日 | あさって | the day after tomorrow | asatte |
| 喫茶店 | きっさてん | coffee shop | kissaten |
| 作家 | さっか | writer | sakka |
| 夫 | おっと | husband | otto |
| 切手 | きって | stamp | kitte |
| 雑誌 | ざっし | magazine | zasshi |
| せっけん | せっけん | soap | sekken |
| しょっぱい | しょっぱい | salty | shoppai |
| 酸っぱい | すっぱい | sour | suppai |
| 立派 | りっぱ | fine | rippa |
| おっしゃる | おっしゃる | to say | ossharu |
| 結婚する | けっこんする | to get married | kekkonsuru |
| ポケット | ポケット | poketto | |
| マッチ | マッチ | match | macchi |
| コップ | コップ | cup | koppu |
| ペット | ペット | pet | petto |
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Is it only me or sounds do not work?
It should work now
Is there any kanji written for sokuon?
Nope, just a small っ
Sokuon looks similar to tsu つ How do I not get confused?
Or is it just that tsu when in the middle of a word acts as Sokuon?
the size ，sound is smaller
It seems that there are names/labels for everything used in Japanese. I did not know about these before. It’s really interesting.
The Nihongo foundation that this website offers is remarkable. It is stable for any student.
how can i type sokuon on keyboard?
for example, if you want to type きっと, you need to type: ki tto
when we are writing we just write ‘tsu’ smaller than the others, right?
yes!