Kanazukai

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Kanazukai (仮(か)名(な)遣(づか)い, ‘kana usage’) are the

• Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai (Japanese: 上代特殊仮名遣い): a modified Man'yōgana where /e, je/ are distinct.
• Teika Kanazukai (Japanese: 定家仮名遣い): created by Fujiwara no Teika, it distinguishes between /wo, o/, /i, hi, wi/, /e, we, he/, and also (to a lesser degree) /e, je/. /wo, o/ were used to express high and low accent, respectively.
• Gyōa Kanazukai (Japanese: 行阿仮名遣い), also known as Kanamojizukai (Japanese: 仮名文字遣い): created by Minamoto no Chikayuki [ja] and his grandson Gyōa [ja], which expanded on the Teika Kanazukai by distinguishing between /ho/, /wa, ha/, /u, hu/, and /mu/. /wo, o/ are still used to distinguish between high and low accent. However, the distinction between /e, je/ is obliterated.

Gendai Kanazukai

Derived from the Kyū-Kanazukai, gendai kanazukai is a revision to more approximate modern pronunciation that is still used currently.^[2] As an adaption of the Kyū-Kanazukai, it is still not entirely phonetic, especially in respect to long vowels and particles.

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See also

• Yotsugana

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