noun
historical kana orthography for native Japanese words
Refers to the traditional kana spelling system used for native Japanese vocabulary (as opposed to Sino-Japanese words). Often discussed in contrast to 字音仮名遣い (kana orthography for Sino-Japanese words) and modern kana usage.
国語仮名遣いでは、「言ふ」を「いう」と書かずに「いふ」と書く。
In historical kana orthography for native words, 言ふ is written as いふ, not いう.
古典の授業で国語仮名遣いについて学んだ。
We learned about historical kana orthography for native words in classical Japanese class.
Compound of 国語 (native Japanese word) + 仮名遣い (kana usage). The term arose in the context of pre-modern and early modern studies of Japanese orthography, distinguishing native vocabulary from Sino-Japanese borrowings.