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上代日本語 (じょうだいにほんご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

上じょう代だい日本にほん語ご

Meanings

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noun

Old Japanese

linguistics

Linguistics term for the oldest attested stage of the Japanese language, roughly corresponding to the Nara period (8th century).

See also: 上代語

上じょう代だい日本にほん語ごの音おん韻いん体たい系けいは現げん代だい日本にほん語ごと大おおきく異ことなる。
The phonological system of Old Japanese differs greatly from that of modern Japanese.
万まん葉よう集しゅうは上じょう代だい日本にほん語ごの重じゅう要ような資し料りょうである。
The Man'yōshū is an important source for Old Japanese.

Kanji

上above, up
代substitute, change, convert
日day, sun, Japan
本

book, present, main

語word, speech, language

Similar words

中ちゅう古こ日本にほん語ご
Refers to Early Middle Japanese (Heian period), a later stage than Old Japanese.
上じょう代だい語ご
A broader term for words or language of the ancient period; 上代日本語 specifically refers to the Japanese language of that era.

Etymology

Compound of 上代 (jōdai, 'ancient times') and 日本語 (Nihongo, 'Japanese language'). The term is a modern linguistic classification.