noun
modern kana orthography; new kana orthography
Refers to the official kana usage rules established in 1946 (amended in 1986), which govern how kana are used to write Japanese words in the modern era. Contrasts with 歴史的仮名遣い (historical kana orthography).
In modern kana orthography, '言ふ' is written as '言う'.
この辞書は現代仮名遣いに従って表記されている。
This dictionary is written according to modern kana orthography.