旧仮名

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
旧 仮 名
きゅう
Grade: 5 		か
Grade: 5 		な
Grade: 1
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
舊假名 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 旧(きゅう) (kyū) + 仮名(かな) (kana).

Pronunciation

Noun

旧(きゅう)仮(か)名(な) • (kyūkana) ←きうかな (kiukana)?

  1. "old kana": Synonym of 歴史的仮名遣い (rekishiteki kanazukai, “historical kana usage”)
    旧字(きゅうじ)旧仮名(きゅうかな)
    kyūji kyūkana
    old kanji and old kana (pre-war orthography)

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