Premodern Orthography 旧仮名遣い Flashcards
1) Recognize the modern equivalent to premodern kana. 2) Read aloud premodern kana correctly.
If the modern かな is わ then the premodern かな might be (two possibilities) …
は or わ
If the modern かな is い then the premodern かな might be (two possibilities) …
ゐ or ひ
If the modern かな is う then the premodern かな might be …
ふ
If the modern かな is ず then the premodern かな might be …
づ
If the modern かな is え then the premodern かな might be (two possibilities) …
ゑ or へ
If the modern かな is お then the premodern かな might be (two possibilities) …
を or ほ
If the modern かな is む then the premodern かな might be … but modern ….
ん but modern almost always keeps the ん as is
If the premodern かな is は then the modern かな might be …
は or わ
If the premodern かな is わ then the modern かな will be …
わ
If the premodern かな is い then it is likely that it is a sound convenience （音便） for syllables like …
き or such
If the premodern かな is ゐ then the modern かな is very likely to be …
い
If the premodern かな is ひ then the modern かな is very likely to be … but might be …
い or in some cases, such as 思ひて it will become っ (small, unvoiced つ) as in 思って
If the premodern かな is ふ then the modern かな is very likely to be …
う
If the premodern かな is づ then often the modern かな is …
ず
If the premodern かな is ゑ then the modern かな is almost always …
え
