促音

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 促音, read そくおん, denotes the brief closure or consonant length represented in Japanese by small っ.
• Basic usage: It identifies the sound marked by small っ and the pronunciation practiced when reading a word slowly.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Small kana and consonant closure
  • It refers not just to the small kana symbol but to the brief closure or consonant length before the following consonant.