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The classical Japanese language (bungo, "literary language"), also called and sometimes simply called "Medieval Japanese", is the literary form of the Japanese language that was the standard until the early Shōwa period (1926–1989).[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 50 relations: Columbia University Press, Daijirin, Diglossia, Early Middle Japanese, Early Modern Japanese, Edo period, End of World War II in Asia, Furigana, Futabatei Shimei, Haiku, Heian period, Hentaigana, Hiragana, Historical kana orthography, Japan, Japanese language, Japonic languages, Jōyō kanji, Kagoshima dialect, Kana, Kanji, Katakana, Kyūjitai, Labialization, Late Middle Japanese, Law of Japan, Literary language, Loanwords in Japanese, Man'yōgana, Mandarin Chinese, Meiji Constitution, Meiji era, Middle Chinese, Modern kana usage, Nihon-shiki romanization, Old Chinese, Old Japanese, Palatalization (phonetics), Proto-Japonic language, Rendaku, Ryukyuan languages, Shōwa era, Shinjitai, Sino-Japanese vocabulary, Tosa dialect, Traditional Chinese characters, Ukigumo (novel), Waka (poetry), Word stem, Yotsugana.

  2. Archaic Japanese language
  3. Classical languages

Columbia University Press

Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University.

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Daijirin

is a comprehensive single-volume Japanese dictionary edited by, and first published by in 1988.

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Diglossia

In linguistics, diglossia is a situation in which two dialects or languages are used (in fairly strict compartmentalization) by a single language community.

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Early Middle Japanese

is a stage of the Japanese language between 794 and 1185, which is known as the Heian period. Classical Japanese and Early Middle Japanese are Archaic Japanese language.

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Early Modern Japanese

was the stage of the Japanese language after Middle Japanese and before Modern Japanese.

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Edo period

The, also known as the, is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo.

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End of World War II in Asia

World War II officially ended in Asia on September 2, 1945, with the surrender of Japan on the.

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Furigana

is a Japanese reading aid consisting of smaller kana (syllabic characters) printed either above or next to kanji (logographic characters) or other characters to indicate their pronunciation.

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Futabatei Shimei

was a Japanese writer, translator, and literary critic.

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Haiku

is a type of short form poetry that originated in Japan, and can be traced back from the influence of traditional Chinese poetry.

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Heian period

The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.

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Hentaigana

In the Japanese writing system, are variant forms of hiragana.

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Hiragana

is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana as well as kanji.

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Historical kana orthography

The, or, refers to the in general use until orthographic reforms after World War II; the current orthography was adopted by Cabinet order in 1946. Classical Japanese and Historical kana orthography are Archaic Japanese language.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Japanese language

is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people.

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Japonic languages

Japonic or Japanese–Ryukyuan (Nichiryū gozoku), sometimes also Japanic, is a language family comprising Japanese, spoken in the main islands of Japan, and the Ryukyuan languages, spoken in the Ryukyu Islands.

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Jōyō kanji

The are those kanji listed on the, officially announced by the Japanese Ministry of Education.

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Kagoshima dialect

The, often referred to as the, is a group of dialects or dialect continuum of the Japanese language spoken mainly within the area of the former Ōsumi and Satsuma provinces now incorporated into the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima.

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Kana

are syllabaries used to write Japanese phonological units, morae.

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Kanji

are the logographic Chinese characters adapted from the Chinese script used in the writing of Japanese.

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Katakana

is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji).

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Kyūjitai

Kyūjitai (lit) are the traditional forms of kanji (Chinese written characters used in Japanese writing).

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Labialization

Labialization is a secondary articulatory feature of sounds in some languages.

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Late Middle Japanese

was a stage of the Japanese language following Early Middle Japanese and preceding Early Modern Japanese. Classical Japanese and Late Middle Japanese are Archaic Japanese language.

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Law of Japan

The law of Japan refers to the legal system in Japan, which is primarily based on legal codes and statutes, with precedents also playing an important role.

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Literary language

Literary language is the form (register) of a language used when writing in a formal, academic, or particularly polite tone; when speaking or writing in such a tone, it can also be known as formal language.

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Loanwords in Japanese

is Japanese for "loan word", and indicates a transcription into Japanese.

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Man'yōgana

is an ancient writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Japanese language. Classical Japanese and Man'yōgana are Archaic Japanese language.

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Mandarin Chinese

Mandarin is a group of Chinese language dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China.

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Meiji Constitution

The Constitution of the Empire of Japan (Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國憲法; Shinjitai: 大日本帝国憲法), known informally as the Meiji Constitution (明治憲法, Meiji Kenpō), was the constitution of the Empire of Japan which was proclaimed on February 11, 1889, and remained in force between November 29, 1890, and May 2, 1947.

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Meiji era

The was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912.

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Middle Chinese

Middle Chinese (formerly known as Ancient Chinese) or the Qieyun system (QYS) is the historical variety of Chinese recorded in the Qieyun, a rime dictionary first published in 601 and followed by several revised and expanded editions.

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Modern kana usage

is the present official kanazukai (system of spelling the Japanese syllabary).

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Nihon-shiki romanization

Nihon-shiki (lit, romanized as Nihonsiki in the system itself) is a romanization system for transliterating the Japanese language into the Latin alphabet.

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Old Chinese

Old Chinese, also called Archaic Chinese in older works, is the oldest attested stage of Chinese, and the ancestor of all modern varieties of Chinese.

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Old Japanese

is the oldest attested stage of the Japanese language, recorded in documents from the Nara period (8th century). Classical Japanese and old Japanese are Archaic Japanese language.

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Palatalization (phonetics)

In phonetics, palatalization or palatization is a way of pronouncing a consonant in which part of the tongue is moved close to the hard palate.

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Proto-Japonic language

Proto-Japonic, Proto-Japanese, or Proto-Japanese–Ryukyuan is the reconstructed language ancestral to the Japonic language family.

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Rendaku

is a phenomenon in Japanese morphophonology that governs the voicing of the initial consonant of a non-initial portion of a compound or prefixed word.

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Ryukyuan languages

The, also Lewchewan or Luchuan, are the indigenous languages of the Ryukyu Islands, the southernmost part of the Japanese archipelago.

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Shōwa era

The was the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (commonly known in English as Emperor Hirohito) from December 25, 1926, until his death on January 7, 1989.

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Shinjitai

are the simplified forms of kanji used in Japan since the promulgation of the Tōyō Kanji List in 1946.

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Sino-Japanese vocabulary

Sino-Japanese vocabulary, also known as, is a subset of Japanese vocabulary that originated in Chinese or was created from elements borrowed from Chinese. Classical Japanese and Sino-Japanese vocabulary are Archaic Japanese language.

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Tosa dialect

The Tosa dialect (Japanese: 土佐弁 tosa-ben) is a Japanese Shikoku dialect spoken in central and eastern Kochi Prefecture (former Tosa Province), including Kochi City.

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Traditional Chinese characters

Traditional Chinese characters are a standard set of Chinese character forms used to write Chinese languages.

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Ukigumo (novel)

is an 1887 Japanese novel by Shimei Futabatei.

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Waka (poetry)

is a type of poetry in classical Japanese literature.

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Word stem

In linguistics, a word stem is a part of a word responsible for its lexical meaning.

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Yotsugana

are a set of four specific kana, じ, ぢ, ず, づ (in the Nihon-shiki romanization system: zi, di, zu, du), used in the Japanese writing system.

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See also

Archaic Japanese language

Classical languages

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Japanese

Also known as Bungo (Japanese language), Classical Japanese grammar, Classical Japanese language, Japanese, Classical language, .