合略仮名
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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合 | 略 | 仮 | 名 |
ごう Grade: 2 | りゃく Grade: 5 | か > が Grade: 5 | な Grade: 1 |
Etymology
Compound of 合略 (gōryaku, rare term, literally “abbreviating together”) + 仮名 (kana, “kana, Japanese phonetic syllabary characters”). The kana changes to gana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡo̞ːɾʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝɡa̠na̠]
Noun
合略仮名 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 合略假名, hiragana ごうりゃくがな, rōmaji gōryakugana)
- a kana ligature
Usage notes
These ligatures are obsolete, as of a government edict passed in 1900. Examples include ヿ for コト and ゟ for より.