旧仮名

Japanese

Kanji in this term
旧	仮	名
きゅう Grade: 5	か Grade: 5	な Grade: 1
on'yomi	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
舊假名 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 旧(きゅう) (kyū, “old, former”) + 仮名(かな) (kana, “kana”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʲɨːka̠na̠]

Noun

旧(きゅう)仮(か)名(な) • (kyūkana) ^{←きうかな (kiukana)^?}

"old kana": synonym of 歴史的仮名遣い (rekishiteki kanazukai, “historical kana usage”)
旧字(きゅうじ)旧仮名(きゅうかな)
kyūji kyūkana
old kanji and old kana (pre-war orthography)

Coordinate terms

新仮名(しんかな) (shinkana, literally “new kana”)