Hiragana つ (tsu)
- Romaji
- tsu
- Katakana
- ツ
- Row
- T-row #18 of 46
A “ts” sound as in “cats”. The small version (っ/ッ) doubles the next consonant instead: きって = kitte.
Words with つ
Words that are usually written with kanji show their kanji spelling.
- つき tsuki moon
- つま tsuma wife
- つかう tsukau use
- つくる tsukuru make
- つるつる tsurutsuru Smooth, slippery
- ついたち tsuitachiwritten 一日 1st day
- なつ natsu summer
- ねつ netsu fever
- まつ matsu wait
- まつり matsuri festival
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