On Fri, 12 Jan 1996, Caroline Ann Seawright wrote:

I say if it's a character with the kana of a lengthened 'o' ('o' small 'tsu')
then you should use 'ou' ... So, Souun, Tendou, Ryouga, Happousai, Kunou,
Ukyou, etc

I agree on this, but you're wrong on one point.  To lengthen the 'o' in 
Japanese, you do not use a small tsu....you use an 'u'...small tsu is 
only put before a kana to double the initial consonant, e.g. the name of 
my favorite noodle shop near my house, Kitto, would be written Ki-small 
tsu-to.

:)
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