捨て仮名

Japanese

Kanji in this term
捨	仮	名
す(て) Grade: 6	か > が Grade: 5	な Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
捨て假名 (kyūjitai) 捨仮名

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すてがな [sùtégáná] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨ̥te̞ɡa̠na̠]

Noun

捨(す)て仮名(がな) • (sutegana) 

1. small okurigana used with kanbun, sutegana

   Synonym: 送り仮名

2. small kana, see complete list below
   1. used for diphthongs, including 促音(そくおん) (sokuon) and 拗音(ようおん) (yōon)

      Example: そっと and しゃ

   2. placed under kanji to be read as intended by oneself, often seen in senryu and haiku, among others

      Example: 黒ㇿ is read as くろ instead of こく

See also

• 迎(むか)え仮名(がな) (mukaegana)

Sutegana symbols
Hiragana:

• ぁ, ぃ, ぅ, ぇ, ぉ, っ, ゃ, ゅ, ょ, ゎ

Katakana:

• ァ, ィ, ゥ, ェ, ォ, ヵ, ㇰ, ヶ, ㇱ, ㇲ, ッ, ㇳ, ㇴ, ㇵ, ㇶ, ㇷ, ㇷ゚, ㇸ, ㇹ, ㇺ, ャ, ュ, ョ, ㇻ, ㇼ, ㇽ, ㇾ, ㇿ, ヮ