神代文字
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 神 | 代 | 文 | 字 |
| じん Grade: 3 |
だい Grade: 3 |
もん > も Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 1 |
| goon | irregular | goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 神代文字 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 神代 (jindai, “the age of the gods, a mythological age before the reign of Emperor Jimmu”) + 文字 (moji, “character, writing”).[1][2][3][4]
Attested since at least 1895.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
神代文字 • (jindai moji)
- [from 1895] any of various writing systems claimed to predate Japan's adoption of Chinese characters and perpetuated by feudal scholars, but widely discredited by modern scholars
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 神 | 代 | 文 | 字 |
| かみ Grade: 3 |
よ Grade: 3 |
もん > も Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | irregular | goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 神代文字 (kyūjitai) |
Likely a shift from jindai moji, adopting the kun'yomi of kamiyo for the first portion.
Also analyzable as a compound of 神代 (kamiyo, “the age of the gods, a mythological age before the reign of Emperor Jimmu”) + 文字 (moji, “character, writing”).
Date of first appearance is unclear. This reading is unusual, and usage might be regional; it is not included in many references.[1][2][3][4][5]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
神代文字 • (kamiyo moji)
- [date uncertain] (possibly dialect, Tōhoku) any of various writing systems claimed to predate Japan's adoption of Chinese characters and perpetuated by feudal scholars, but widely discredited by modern scholars
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “神代文字”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “神代文字”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN