Word Meaning 捨て仮名
すてがな
sutegana
捨て仮名 is read as すてがな (sutegana) and means small kana used for diphthongs (ya, yo, yu, i, etc.).
Meaning
English
- small kana used for diphthongs (ya, yo, yu, i, etc.)
- small okurigana used with kanbun
Reading
Kana
すてがな
Romaji
sutegana
Writing Variants
- 捨仮名 すてがな sutegana