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仮名遣い かなづかい N2

  1. kana orthography; syllabary spelling

旧仮名遣い きゅうかなづかい

  1. historical kana orthography; old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform)

現代仮名遣い げんだいかなづかい

  1. modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); new kana orthography

歴史的仮名遣い れきしてきかなづかい

  1. historical kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); old kana orthography

表音式仮名遣い ひょうおんしきかなづかい

  1. phonetic kana usage

新仮名遣い しんかなづかい

  1. modern kana orthography; new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986)

字音仮名遣い じおんかなづかい

  1. jion kanazukai (historical kana style for kanji on-yomi)

国語仮名遣い こくごかなづかい

  1. kana orthography (esp. historical) of native Japanese words

上代特殊仮名遣い じょうだいとくしゅかなづかい

  1. special kana usage rules of the Nara period

古典仮名遣い こてんかなづかい

  1. historical kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); old kana orthography
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