上じょう代だい特とく殊しゅ仮か名な遣づかい

noun

special kana usage of the Nara period

Linguistics term referring to the distinct usage of certain man'yōgana in Old Japanese (8th century) to represent different vowel values that later merged. Often discussed in the context of 上代仮名.

See also: 上代仮名

• 上じょう代だい特とく殊しゅ仮か名な遣づかいは、万まん葉よう集しゅうの表ひょう記きを研けん究きゅうする上うえで重じゅう要ような手てがかりとなる。

  The special kana usage of the Nara period provides important clues for studying the orthography of the Man'yōshū.