つ

See also: づ and っ

つ U+3064, つ
HIRAGANA LETTER TU
← っ
[U+3063] 		Hiragana づ →
[U+3065]

Japanese

Stroke order

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝ]
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Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 川 in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable

つ (romaji tsu)

  1. The hiragana syllable つ (tsu). Its equivalent in katakana is ツ (tsu). It is the eighteenth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is た行う段 (ta-gyō u-dan, “row ta, section u”).
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Etymology 2

⟨tu⟩ → /t͡su/

From Old Japanese.

Suffix

つ (rōmaji -tsu)

  1. (Classical Japanese, auxiliary) indicates the completion of an action
  2. (Classical Japanese, auxiliary) indicates certainty
  3. (Classical Japanese, auxiliary) indicates affirmation
  4. (Classical Japanese, auxiliary, in the form ...tsu ...tsu) shows parallel action
Usage notes
  • 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō, “lower bigrade conjugation”). Attaches to the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of a verb.
  • つ (tsu) is mainly used with transitive verbs while ぬ (nu) is mainly used with intransitive verbs.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Japanese.

Particle

つ (rōmaji tsu)

  1. (archaic, obsolete) genitive case marker
    豊 (とよ)葦 (あし)原 (はらの)中 (なかつ)国 (くに)
    Toyoashihara no Nakatsukuni
    Toyoashihara no Nakatsukuni
Usage notes

A few terms in modern Japanese have been derived from the case-marker tsu:

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Etymology 4

From Old Japanese.

Likely an extension of genitive case particle sense. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Alternative forms

Counter

つ (rōmaji -tsu)

  1. suffixed to Japanese numerals hito-, futa-, mi-, ... , kokono-, used to count almost about anything
    Synonym: 個 (-ko)
Derived terms

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Etymology 5

Readings of various kanji.

Noun

つ (rōmaji tsu)

  1. 津: harbor, port; ferry
  2. 唾: saliva, spit

Noun

つ (rōmaji Tsu)

  1. 津: a place name
  2. 津: a surname
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