新仮名

Japanese

Kanji in this term
新	仮	名
しん Grade: 2	か Grade: 5	な Grade: 1
on'yomi	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
新假名 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 新(しん) (shin, “new”) + 仮名(かな) (kana, “kana”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕĩŋka̠na̠]

Noun

新(しん)仮(か)名(な) • (shinkana) ^{←しんかな (sinkana)^?}

"new kana": synonym of 現代仮名遣い (gendai kanazukai, “modern kana usage”)

Coordinate terms

旧仮名(きゅうかな) (kyūkana, literally “old kana”)