Temporary character Okunoyamamichi - Kana spelling Okunoyamamichi

Japanese: 仮字遣奥山路 - かなづかいおくのやまみち

A language book from the Edo period. Written by the Japanese classicist Ishizuka Tatsumaro (1764-1823). 3 volumes. Published around 1798. Following on from the "About Temporary Characters" at the beginning of Motoori Norinaga's Kojikiden, this book clarifies, using examples from the Kojiki and Manyoshu, that the ancient Man'yo-gana characters "ki," "ke," and "ko" were written in two different ways depending on the word. It was the beginning of research into the use of special Kana in the ancient period, and was introduced by Hashimoto Shinkichi, who had discovered this fact separately.

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Japanese:

江戸時代の語学書。国学者石塚竜麿〔1764-1823〕著。３巻。1798年ごろなる。本居宣長《古事記伝》冒頭の〈仮字の事〉を受けて，上代に用いられた〈き〉〈け〉〈こ〉等の万葉仮名には，語によって２種類の書き分けが見られることを，記紀や万葉集の用例について明らかにした書。上代特殊仮名遣い研究の初めで，別途この事実をつきとめた橋本進吉によって紹介された。

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