GoMe
EN

Vocabulary

What does 仮名遣い (かなづかい, kanazukai) mean?

仮名遣い (かなづかい, kanazukai) means kana orthography, rules for kana spelling.

Quick facts
Readingかなづかい
Romajikanazukai
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
かなづかい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkanazukai

kana orthography, rules for kana spelling

  1. 1noun kana orthography; syllabary spelling

Example sentences

  • The kana usage in old writing is different from today.

  • My teacher corrected my kana usage in the composition.

Kanji in this word

Look up another word →

Data sources and licences

Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.