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.
In historical kana orthography for native words, 言ふ is written as いふ, not いう.
We learned about historical kana orthography for native words in classical Japanese class.
Standard spelling for the term referring to historical kana orthography of native Japanese words.
Variant without the okurigana い; less common but still encountered.
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.