近きん世せい日本にほん語ご

noun

early modern Japanese

Linguistic term for the Japanese language of the early modern period (roughly Edo period). Often contrasted with 中世日本語 (Middle Japanese) and 現代日本語 (Modern Japanese).

See also: 近世語

• 近きん世せい日本にほん語ごの文ぶん法ぽうは現げん代だい日本にほん語ごとかなり異ことなる。

  The grammar of early modern Japanese differs considerably from that of modern Japanese.

• この論ろん文ぶんでは近きん世せい日本にほん語ごの敬けい語ご表ひょう現げんを分ぶん析せきする。

  This paper analyzes honorific expressions in early modern Japanese.