歴史的仮名遣い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歴	史	的	仮	名	遣
れき Grade: 5	し Grade: 5	てき Grade: 4	か Grade: 5	な Grade: 1	つか > づか Grade: S

Alternative spellings
歷史的假名遣い (kyūjitai) 歴史的仮名遣

Examples
Pre-war, non-standard: どぜう (dozeu) Historical: どじやう (dojiyau) Modern: どじょう (dojō)

Etymology

歴史的 (rekishiteki, “historical”) +‎ 仮名遣い (kanazukai, “kana usage”)

Noun

歴(れき)史(し)的(てき)仮(か)名(な)遣(づか)い • (rekishiteki kanazukai) ^{←れきしてきかなづかひ (rekisiteki kanadukafi)?}

1. "Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

Synonyms

• 旧(きゅう)仮(か)名(な) (kyūkana, literally “old kana”)
• 正(せい)仮(か)名(な) (seikana, literally “correct kana”)

Coordinate terms

• 現代仮名遣(げんだいかなづか)い (gendai kanazukai)