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仮名文

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: 1
ふみ > ぶみ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
假名文 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 仮名 (kana, syllabic letter) +‎ (fumi, letter, document). The fumi changes to bumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁)..[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()(ぶみ) (kanabumi

  1. a letter written in kana script (as opposed to kanji)
    • 1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 86:
      Canabumi. カナブミ (仮名文) 仮名(cana)文字で書いてある手紙.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN