現代仮名遣い

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

• 歴史的仮名遣(れきしてきかなづか)い (rekishiteki kanazukai)