How do you read and pronounce 現代仮名遣い?

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

How do you use 現代仮名遣い in a sentence?

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

What kanji are in 現代仮名遣い?

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

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

Q: What does 現代仮名遣い mean in Japanese?

現代仮名遣い (gendaikanazukai) means "modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986), new kana orthography" in Japanese.

現代仮名遣い

gendaikanazukai

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

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

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Kanji Breakdown

現

Present, Existing, Actual

On: げん Kun: あらわ.れる,あらわ.す,うつつ,うつ.つ

11 strokes N3

代

Substitute, Change, Convert, Replace, Period, Age, Counter For Decades Of Ages, Eras, Etc., Generation, Charge, Rate, Fee

On: だい,たい Kun: か.わる,かわ.る,かわ.り,か.わり,-がわ.り,-が.わり,か.える,よ,しろ

5 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

現代仮名遣い → 現代仮名遣くない → 現代仮名遣かった → 現代仮名遣くて

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

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とても現代仮名遣いですね。

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