旧きゅう仮か名な

noun

historical kana orthography; old kana usage

Refers to the kana spelling system used before the 1946 reform, often contrasted with modern kana usage (現代仮名遣い).

See also: 旧仮名遣い

• 旧きゅう仮か名なで書かかれた小しょう説せつを読よむのは難むずかしい。

  It's difficult to read novels written in historical kana orthography.

• この辞じ書しょでは旧きゅう仮か名なの表ひょう記きも併へい記きされている。

  This dictionary also includes notation in the old kana orthography.