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表音式仮名遣い (ひょうおんしきかなづかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

表ひょう音おん式しき仮か名な遣づかい

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Meanings

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noun

phonetic kana usage

A technical term in Japanese linguistics referring to a kana orthography that directly represents pronunciation, as opposed to historical kana usage (歴史的仮名遣い).

現げん代だい仮か名な遣づかいは表ひょう音おん式しき仮か名な遣づかいの一いっ種しゅです。
Modern kana usage is a type of phonetic kana usage.

Kanji

surface, table, chart

音sound, noise

式style, ceremony, rite

仮sham, temporary, interim

名name, noted, distinguished

遣dispatch, despatch, send

Similar words

歴れき史し的てき仮か名な遣づかい
Historical kana usage, which preserves older spellings that do not reflect modern pronunciation, in contrast to 表音式仮名遣い.
現げん代だい仮か名な遣づかい
Modern kana usage, the current standard orthography based largely on phonetic principles, a specific implementation of 表音式仮名遣い.

Etymology

Compound of 表音 (hyōon, 'representing sound') + 式 (shiki, 'style') + 仮名遣い (kanazukai, 'kana usage').