歴史的仮名遣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歴	史	的	仮	名	遣
れき Grade: 5	し Grade: 5	てき Grade: 4	か Grade: 5	な Grade: 1	つか(い) > づか(い) Grade: S

Alternative spelling
歷史的假名遣 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 歴史的仮名遣 – see the following entry.

【歴史的仮名遣れきしてきかなづかい】

[noun] "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).

(This term, 歴史的仮名遣, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)