Theory of Kana Characters

Japanese: 仮名文字論 - かなもじろん
Theory of Kana Characters

...Future issues regarding the reduction of kanji characters include what is the most effective number of characters, what characters should be included within that number, and how to go about it in education.
[Theory of Kana Characters]
The view that reform of the Japanese language and characters would not be successful as long as Chinese characters were used gave rise to the idea of ​​using only kana characters and the idea of ​​using only the Roman alphabet. There have been many attempts to create new characters, but none of them are viable due to the historical nature of the characters.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kana Theory" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…漢字節減の今後の問題は,字数を何字とするのが最も有効か,その字数の中にどのような文字を入れるべきか,教育においてはいかにすべきか,というようなことである。
[仮名文字論]
 漢字を使用している限り日本語の文字改革と言語改革は成功しないと見る考えから,仮名文字専用論と,ローマ字専用論とが現れた。新しい文字を作るという試みは多数あるが,いずれも,文字の歴史性という面から通用性をもたない。…

※「仮名文字論」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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