Why did 実在 retain its old form when the 促音 was introduced?

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Furthermore, are there any other words that retained their larger, pronounced つ when this change occurred?

Edit: 仏像 seems to be another one.

Axe · Accepted Answer · 2022-02-26 20:34:02Z

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It's because 在 (ざい) starts with a voiced sound (z). You usually don't see a sokuon before voiced sounds, except in gairaigo.

answered Feb 26 at 20:26

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For a second I was going to mention 仏陀 as a counterexample but then realized it’s also technically a gairaigo 😆
– Darius Jahandarie
Feb 27 at 3:59
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I guess the emphasis pattern which uses sokuon (like すっごい、ひっどい etc) is the only place you’d normally see a sokuon followed by a voiced kana happen in a normal wago/kango. But that’s largely a colloquialism that’s only partially accepted in writing.
– Darius Jahandarie
Feb 27 at 4:05
@DariusJahandarie I believe that is the only genuine exception, considering 仏壇 has regularly developed into ぶつだん.
– broccoli facemask
Mar 2 at 15:14

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