Why is saki in japanese written as さつき？ there's other times I've seen the tsu in words without being pronounced. Why is this?


Why is saki in japanese written as さつき？ there's other times I've seen the tsu
in words without being pronounced. Why is this?




You're probably be confusing つ and っ. In other words, it's not さつき you're
seeing, but さっき.

The small っ is not, however, silent: it creates a slight pause between さ and
き, meaning words like さっき and さき, or 活気 (かっき) and 下記 (かき) are not homophones.

