"神代文字" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑĩnda̠i mo̞ʑi] Forms: 神代文字 [canonical] (ruby: 神(じん), 代(だい), 文(も), 字(じ)), jindai moji [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 神代 (jindai, “the age of the gods, a mythological age before the reign of Emperor Jimmu”) + 文字 (moji, “character, writing”). Attested since at least 1895. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|jindai_moji}}, {{compound|ja|神代|文字|sort=しんだいもじ'|t1=the age of the gods, a mythological age before the reign of Emperor Jimmu|t2=character, writing|tr1=jindai|tr2=moji}} 神代 (jindai, “the age of the gods, a mythological age before the reign of Emperor Jimmu”) + 文字 (moji, “character, writing”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|じんだい もじ}} 神(じん)代(だい)文(も)字(じ) • (jindai moji)
  1. any of various writing systems claimed to predate Japan's adoption of Chinese characters and perpetuated by feudal scholars, but widely discredited by modern scholars Derived forms: 神字 (shinji) (ruby: 神(しん), 字(じ)) [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-神代文字-ja-noun-E0zZW6J~ Categories (other): Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 4 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese, Writing systems Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 53 Disambiguation of Japanese: 50 50 Disambiguation of Writing systems: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ka̠mʲijo̞ mo̞ʑi] Forms: 神代文字 [canonical] (ruby: 神(かみ), 代(よ), 文(も), 字(じ)), kamiyo moji [romanization]
Etymology: Likely a shift from jindai moji, adopting the kun'yomi of kamiyo for the first portion. Also analyzable as a compound of 神代 (kamiyo, “the age of the gods, a mythological age before the reign of Emperor Jimmu”) + 文字 (moji, “character, writing”). Date of first appearance is unclear. This reading is unusual, and usage might be regional; it is not included in many references. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|kamiyo_moji}}, {{compound|ja|神代|文字|sort=かみよもじ|t1=the age of the gods, a mythological age before the reign of Emperor Jimmu|t2=character, writing|tr1=kamiyo|tr2=moji}} 神代 (kamiyo, “the age of the gods, a mythological age before the reign of Emperor Jimmu”) + 文字 (moji, “character, writing”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かみよ もじ}} 神(かみ)代(よ)文(も)字(じ) • (kamiyo moji)
  1. (possibly dialect, Tōhoku) any of various writing systems claimed to predate Japan's adoption of Chinese characters and perpetuated by feudal scholars, but widely discredited by modern scholars Tags: dialectal, possibly
    Sense id: en-神代文字-ja-noun-E0zZW6J~1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Tōhoku Japanese, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 4 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese, Writing systems Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 53 Disambiguation of Japanese: 50 50 Disambiguation of Writing systems: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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