れきしてきかなづかい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of れきしてきかなづかい – see the following entry.

【歴史的仮名遣い】 [noun] "Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier). Alternative spelling 歴史的仮名遣

(This term, れきしてきかなづかい, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)