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旧仮名遣い (kyuukanazukai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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「
蝶ちょう
」
を
「
て
ふ
」
と
書か
い
た
。
In old kana orthography, 'butterfly' was written as てふ.
Reading classical Japanese requires knowledge of historical kana usage.
Kanji 旧 old times, old things, old friend 仮 sham, temporary, interim 名 name, noted, distinguished 遣 dispatch, despatch, send 使 use, send on a mission, order Written forms 旧きゅう 仮か 名な 遣づか い
Standard kanji spelling for 'old kana orthography'.
旧きゅう 仮か 名な 遣づかい
Variant without the okurigana い; less common but still seen.
旧きゅう 仮か 名な 使づか い
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 遣い is the standard character for this meaning.
Etymology Compound of 旧 (old) + 仮名遣い (kana usage). The term arose after the 1946 kana reform to distinguish the earlier orthography from the new standard.
か
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遣づか
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