Case Studies on HDIC project

DHSJR Collaboration

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DHSJR Collaboration #

This page is an English-language summary of a working record completed on June 19, 2025 (analysis begun February 16, 2025), documenting the process of preparing KRM data for collaboration with DHSJR (Database of Historical Sino-Japanese Readings). The full account, including detailed worked examples, is kept in the Japanese version, DHSJRとの連携; this page presents only a summary. For KRM’s general treatment of Phonetic Glosses, see Types of Phonetic Glosses and Decipherment Issues.

Wakun Usage Frequency

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Wakun Usage Frequency #

Ikeda Shoju

January 12–13, 2025, revised April 10, 2025 (English translation added)

Summary #

This page is an English-language summary of 和訓の使用頻度, a Japanese case study organizing the usage frequency of wakun (Japanese readings, 和訓) attested in the Kanchi-in manuscript of the Ruiju Myōgishō (KRM), based on krm_wakun.tsv as of December 11, 2024. The full frequency tables, tabulating every attested wakun form down to a single occurrence, are available only in Japanese; this page presents only the abstract.

Homograph Distinction

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Homograph Distinction #

Ikeda Shoju

January 13 – February 11, 2025

Summary #

This page is an English-language summary of 同仮名異語の区別, a Japanese case study investigating the distinction between homographs (distinct words sharing the same kana spelling) in the Kanchi-in manuscript of the Ruiju Myōgishō (KRM). The full account, including the character-by-character evidence, is available only in Japanese; this page presents only the abstract.

Investigating Wakun "Ugoku"

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Investigating Wakun “Ugoku” #

Ikeda Shoju

December 22–26, 2024

Summary #

This page is an English-language summary of 和訓「ウゴク」の調査, a Japanese case study investigating attestations of the wakun “ugoku” (ウゴク) in the Kanchi-in manuscript of the Ruiju Myōgishō (KRM). The full account, including the character-by-character evidence, is available only in Japanese; this page presents only the abstract.

Investigating Wakun "Miru"

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Investigating Wakun “Miru” #

Ikeda Shoju

January 4–11, 2025

Summary #

This page is an English-language summary of 和訓「ミル」の調査, a Japanese case study investigating attestations of the wakun “miru” (ミル) in the Kanchi-in manuscript of the Ruiju Myōgishō (KRM). The full account, including the character-by-character evidence, is available only in Japanese; this page presents only the abstract.