the Tangut language

Alternative form of 夏の大三角形

a female given name

stagehand in kabuki and bunraku (who dresses fully in black)

steam whistle

drop (of liquid); droplet

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

歴史的仮名遣い, 歴史的仮名遣: historical kana orthography

"Modern kana usage", the method of using kana to write Japanese that has been used after the 1946 (post-war) Japanese national language reform. Unlike its predecessor, it is almost entirely phonetic, reflecting modern language with little ambiguity.

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