orthography; spelling rules
Technical term for the conventional spelling system of a language, including rules for using characters and diacritics.
English orthography is historically complex.
A reform of the spelling rules was proposed.
Compound of 綴字 (teiji, 'spelling') and 法 (hō, 'rule' or 'method'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a standard Sino-Japanese coinage for 'orthography'.