Words — 111 found
おくがな
送り仮名
1. kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending
送りがな 【おくりがな】
ふがな
振り仮名
1. furigana; kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciationUsually written using kana alone
ふり仮名 【ふりがな】、振仮名 【ふりがな】、フリガナ
かなづか
仮名遣い
1. kana orthography; syllabary spelling
仮名遣 【かなづかい】、かな遣い 【かなづかい】、かな使い 【かなづかい】、仮名使い 【かなづかい】
しんかなづか
新仮名遣い
1. new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthographySee also 現代仮名遣い げんだいかなづかい, See also 旧仮名遣い
新仮名遣 【しんかなづかい】、新仮名使い 【しんかなづかい】
新仮名使い: Irregular kanji usage.
かなぞうし
仮名草子
1. kanazōshi; early Edo-period genre written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji, primarily intended for women and childrenHistorical term
仮名草紙 【かなぞうし】
1. official writing system of a country; official script
2. kana (as opposed to kanji); Japanese syllabary
3. kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji
1. Japanese characters; kanji and kana