現代仮名遣い
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 現 | 代 | 仮 | 名 | 遣 |
| げん Grade: 5 |
だい Grade: 3 |
か Grade: 5 |
な Grade: 1 |
つか > づか Grade: S |
| Alternative spellings |
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| 現代假名遣い (kyūjitai) 現代仮名遣 現代かなづかい |
| Example: 泥鰌 (dojō, “pond loach”): |
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Etymology
From 現代 (gendai, “modern”) + 仮名遣い (kanazukai, “kana usage”).
Pronunciation
Noun
現代仮名遣い • (gendai kanazukai) ←げんだいかなづかひ (gendai kanadukafi)?
- the method of using kana to write Japanese that has been used after the 1946 (post-war) Japanese national language reform; unlike its predecessor, it is almost entirely phonetic, reflecting the modern language with little ambiguity
- Synonym: 新仮名 (shinkana)
Coordinate terms
- 歴史的仮名遣い (rekishiteki kanazukai)