English
hentaigana
Hentaigana comes from Japanese 変体仮名 ‘hentaigana: any of the hiragana made obsolete…’.
- Japanesemodern変体仮名‘hentaigana: any of the hiragana made obsolete in Meiji-era reforms that enforced having…’
- Englishearliest quotation 1985hentaigana
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern変体仮名‘hentaigana: any of the hiragana made obsolete in Meiji-era reforms that enforced having…’
- Englishearliest quotation 1985hentaigana
Earliest quotation: 1985, Earl Miner, Hiroko Odagiri: “Modern hiragana is a descendant of various earlier versions…”
Every English word from Japanese 変体仮名
Today it means
noun A character belonging to obsolete, now non-standard hiragana.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 変体仮名 / hentaigana