合略仮名

Japanese

Kanji in this term
合	略	仮	名
ごう Grade: 2	りゃく Grade: 5	か > が Grade: 5	な Grade: 1

Alternative spelling
合略假名 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 合略 (gōryaku, rare term, literally “abbreviating together”) +‎ 仮名 (kana, “kana, Japanese phonetic syllabary characters”). The kana changes to gana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ːɾʲa̠kɯ̟ɡa̠na̠]

Noun

合(ごう)略(りゃく)仮(が)名(な) • (gōryakugana) 

1. a kana ligature

Usage notes

These ligatures are obsolete, as of a government edict passed in 1900. Examples include ヿ for コト and ゟ for より.