Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Man'yōgana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji The sokuon (促音, sokuon?) is a Japanese symbol consisting of a small hiragana or katakana tsu. In less academic language it is called chiisai tsu...
Yōon or Youon (拗音: literally contracted word or diphthong) is a feature of the Japanese language in which a mora is formed with an added y sound. Yōon are represented in hiragana using a kana ending in i, such as き (ki), plus a...
Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Man'yōgana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji The chōonpu (長音符, chōonpu ?) or bōsen (棒線, bōsen?) mark is a Japanese symbol which is used to indicate a long vowel, especially in...