捨て仮名

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
捨 仮 名
す(て)
Grade: 6 		か > が
Grade: 5 		な
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
捨て假名 (kyūjitai)
捨仮名

Pronunciation

Noun

捨(す)て仮名(がな) • (sutegana) 

  1. small okurigana used with kanbun, sutegana
    Synonym: 送り仮名
  2. small kana, see complete list below
    1. used for diphthongs, including 促音(そくおん) (sokuon) and 拗音(ようおん) (yōon)
      Example: そっと and しゃ
    2. placed under kanji to be read as intended by oneself, often seen in senryu and haiku, among others
      Example: 黒ㇿ is read as くろ instead of こく

See also

Sutegana symbols
Hiragana:

Katakana:

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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