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歴史的仮名遣い. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Japanese
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- Pre-war, non-standard: どぜう (dozeu)
- Historical: どじやう (dojiyau)
- Modern: どじょう (dojō)
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Etymology
歴史的 (rekishiteki, “historical”) + 仮名遣い (kanazukai, “kana usage”)
Noun
歴史的仮名遣い • (rekishiteki kanazukai) ←れきしてきかなづかひ (rekisiteki kanadukafi)?
- "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).
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