"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).

Kyūjitai form of 中国地方: Chūgoku region

revisionism

Obsolete spelling of ミシガン (Mishigan, “Michigan (a state of the United States)”)

experimental study

Kyūjitai form of 哈爾浜: Harbin (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang, in northeastern China)

Algeria

Alternative spelling of ハルビン (“Harbin (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang, in northeastern China)”)

(Buddhism) think on the power of Kannon

revisionist