捨すて仮が名な

noun

small okurigana used with kanbun

Historical term for small-sized kana used to indicate Japanese readings in kanbun (classical Chinese texts). Not used in modern standard Japanese writing.

• 漢かん文ぶんの訓くん読どくでは、捨すて仮が名なが読よみ方かたを示しめすために使つかわれた。

  In the Japanese reading of kanbun, small okurigana were used to indicate the reading.

noun

small kana for diphthongs; small kana for yōon

In modern usage, refers to small kana like ゃ, ゅ, ょ used to form contracted sounds (yōon) or other small kana such as ぁ, ぃ, ぅ, ぇ, ぉ. The term is somewhat technical; learners more often encounter 小書き文字 or simply 小さい「ゃ」etc.

• 「きゃ」の「ゃ」は捨すて仮が名なの一いっ種しゅです。

  The small 'ゃ' in 'きゃ' is a type of small kana.