現代仮名遣い

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
現代假名遣い (kyūjitai)
現代仮名遣
現代かなづかい
Examples
  • Pre-war, non-standard: どぜう (dojō)
  • Historical: どじやう (dojō)
  • Modern: どじょう (dojō)

Etymology

現代 (gendai, “modern”) +‎ 仮名遣い (kanazukai, “kana usage”)

Noun

現(げん)代(だい)仮(か)名(な)遣(づか)い • (gendai kanazukai) ←げんだいかなづかひ (gendai kanadukafi)?

  1. "Modern kana usage", 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, accurately reflecting modern language.

Synonyms
  • 新仮名(しんかな) (shinkana)

Coordinate terms
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