Early Middle Japanese
Linguistic term for the stage of Japanese used roughly from the late 8th to the late 11th century, corresponding to the Heian period. Also referred to as 中古語.
See also: 中古語
The grammar of Early Middle Japanese differs in many ways from that of Old Japanese.
『源氏物語』は中古日本語で書かれている。
The Tale of Genji is written in Early Middle Japanese.
Compound of 中古 (ちゅうこ, 'middle old') and 日本語 (にほんご, 'Japanese language'), referring to the middle period of the language's historical development.