Kobun, historical kana and premodern texts.
51 pages
Guide to reading classical Japanese texts through understanding historical kana orthography and sound changes.
Academic paper examining Japanese numeral classifiers and number categories, arguing that classifiers are syntactic manifestations of number features. Suitable for advanced learners and students of Japanese linguistics.
Detailed analysis of the particles の and と in Classical Japanese, showing their historical uses, grammatical functions, and examples from classical literature. For advanced learners studying pre-modern Japanese.
Archive of classical Japanese literary texts including works like Hojoki and Noh plays, with technical guides for reading and displaying Japanese characters on computers.
Explains the phonological system of Middle Japanese based on Portuguese missionary records from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, covering consonant and vowel changes from Late Old Japanese.
Guide to databases and digital resources for studying Japanese classical literature and classical language, including manuscript collections and pre-modern texts. Serves advanced learners and researchers.
Background information on the history, society, and culture of classical Japanese poetry, including old Japanese phonology and court structure. Designed for advanced learners studying waka and classical texts.
Resource hub for tools and databases helping learners and scholars read classical Japanese texts, including apps for learning kuzushiji cursive script, -powered character recognition platforms, and medieval manuscript.
Guide to classical Japanese auxiliary verbs (jodoushi) that appear in classical texts and sometimes in modern Japanese, with examples from classical literature and explanations of their meanings and uses.
Translations of classical waka poetry from the 8th to 13th centuries with original prose prefaces and visual expressions. Suited for advanced learners studying Japanese literature and poetic traditions.
Explanation of the ko-so-a-do demonstrative words konata, sonata, anata and donata, covering their historical uses for "you", places, and persons in classical Japanese alongside modern usage.
Collection of classical Japanese literature texts available online from the University of Virginia and University of Pittsburgh. Supports intermediate and advanced readers studying Japanese literature.
Introduction to a site providing lessons and materials for learning classical Japanese language and literature, designed for advanced learners who want to read and write in the classical register.
A blog about Japanese language study, literature, and culture that covers grammar, vocabulary, classical poetry translation, and aspects of Japanese culture including aikido and anime for intermediate and advanced.
Introduction to Noh and Kyogen, Japanese traditional performing arts with centuries of history.
Line-by-line translation and literary analysis of a classical waka poem by Yamabe no Akahito from the Man'yōshū, with cultural context from the Nara Period and explanations of poetic techniques for advanced learners.
Collection of 21 landmark waka poems from the Man'yōshū and Heian classical anthologies with English translations and analysis. Serves advanced learners studying classical Japanese literature and poetry.
A chapbook translating nine Heian waka poems by Japanese female poets, including work by Sei Shōnagon, with Japanese text and English translations for advanced learners of classical Japanese literature.
Guide to understanding classical Japanese verbs through their types and inflected forms, with examples from classical texts like Taketori Monogatari for advanced learners.
Guide to honorifics and respectful language in classical Japanese, covering verbs, prefixes, and nouns with examples from classical texts. For advanced learners studying classical Japanese and keigo.
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