Voices of the Past

Japanese: いつらのこえ
Voices of the Past

...A chart containing 50 kana characters, with each set of 5 kana characters arranged vertically in one row and 10 sets arranged horizontally. In the past, it was simply called "Goin" (five sounds), "Goin chart", "Kana-agaeshi" (response chart), or "Kana-agaeshi" (response chart). In the Edo period, the name "Gojuon" arose, and it was also called "Itsura no Koe" (voice of the five sounds) or "Goju Renon Chart" (fifty connected sounds chart). It is usually written from right to left as shown in the chart....

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Itsura no Koe" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…仮名5字ずつ1組を縦に1行とし,横に10組をつらねた,総数50の仮名をふくむ図。古くは,ただ〈五音(ごいん)〉とか,〈五音図〉〈反音図〉〈仮名反(かながえし)〉などとよび,江戸時代になって〈五十音〉の名がおこり,和風に〈いつらのこえ〉といったり,また〈五十聯音図〉などともいった。通常は図のように右から左に進むものとして書かれる。…

※「いつらのこえ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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