How do you read and pronounce 新仮名遣い?

新仮名遣い is read as "shinkanazukai" in romaji. Practice pronunciation with the built-in audio trainer on Nihoner.

How do you use 新仮名遣い in a sentence?

Example: とても新仮名遣いですね。 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

What kanji are in 新仮名遣い?

新仮名遣い contains the kanji: 新 and 仮 and 名 and 遣. Each character's stroke order, readings, and meanings are broken down on this page.

新仮名遣い – Japanese Meaning, Romaji Reading & AI Pronunciation Practice

Q: What does 新仮名遣い mean in Japanese?

新仮名遣い (shinkanazukai) means "new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986), modern kana orthography" in Japanese.

新仮名遣い

shinkanazukai

new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986), modern kana orthography

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shinkanazukai new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986), modern kana orthography

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Kanji Breakdown

新

New

On: しん Kun: あたら.しい,あら.た,あら-,にい-

13 strokes N4

仮

Sham, Temporary, Interim, Assumed (name), Informal

On: か,け Kun: かり,かり-

6 strokes N1

名

Name, Noted, Distinguished, Reputation

On: めい,みょう Kun: な,-な

6 strokes N5

遣

Dispatch, Despatch, Send, Give, Donate, Do, Undertake

On: けん Kun: つか.う,-つか.い,-づか.い,つか.わす,や.る

13 strokes N1

How to Use This Word

I-adjective (い形容詞)

Pattern

新仮名遣い → 新仮名遣くない → 新仮名遣かった → 新仮名遣くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example

とても新仮名遣いですね。

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