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Romanization of "Himawari!"




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doc-watson42
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:53 pm Reply with quote
The Japanese title of Himawari! (TV) is "ひまわりっ！" In it, does the small tsu (っ) just represent emphasis, rather than an actual "ii"?
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:13 am Reply with quote
doc-watson42 wrote:
The Japanese title of Himawari! (TV) is "ひまわりっ！" In it, does the small tsu (っ) just represent emphasis, rather than an actual "ii"?

Yeah, it's not "ii". The small tsu represents a completely different sound when it comes at the end rather than before a consonant.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:10 am Reply with quote
EmperorBrandon wrote:
doc-watson42 wrote:
The Japanese title of Himawari! (TV) is "ひまわりっ！" In it, does the small tsu (っ) just represent emphasis, rather than an actual "ii"?

Yeah, it's not "ii". The small tsu represents a completely different sound when it comes at the end rather than before a consonant.

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