Hentaigana

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A character belonging to obsolete, now non-standard hiragana.

    "Modern hiragana is a descendant of various earlier versions now usually called hentaigana."

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"Modern hiragana is a descendant of various earlier versions now usually called hentaigana."

Etymology

From Japanese 変(へん)体(たい)仮(が)名(な) (hentaigana).

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non standard

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