Where does “仮名遣い” come from?
仮名遣い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 仮名, from Japanese 名, from Middle Chinese 名 — name.
仮名遣い (Japanese): kana usage
Definitions
- kana usage
Ancestry of “仮名遣い”, step by step
仮名遣い traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 仮名
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 仮名 | a category of Japanese syllabary scripts: kana; a... |
| 2 | Japanese | 名 | name; reputation; famous, great, noted |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 名 | name |
via Japanese 遣い
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 遣い | Alternative spelling of 使い; use, usage; way of... |