Hiragana
つ The hiragana “tsu”
At a glance
- Reading
- tsu
- Katakana twin
- ツtsu
- Same row
- たtaちchiつtsuてteとto
Written small (っ), it doubles the next consonant: きって = kitte.
Everyday words with つ
Written in kanji, with their reading in hiragana.
- 夏なつ Summer
- 月つき Month / Moon
- 月曜日げつようび Monday
- 津波つなみ Tsunami
- 暑いあつい Hot
- 博物館はくぶつかん Museum
- 動物園どうぶつえん Zoo
- 寝室しんしつ Bedroom
- 浴室よくしつ Bathroom
- たんぱく質たんぱくしつ Protein
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