Skip to main content

LUP Student Papers

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Kvinnlig hand : hiragana genom tiderna

Tomasson, Elvira LU (2011) JAPK11 20111
Japanese Studies
Abstract
During the Heian period the Japanese writing system consisted of Japanese characters, hiragana and Chinese called kanji. Chinese characters were used in formal and academic situations by men. The socially accepted way for women to write was with hiragana, at that time called onnade – the woman’s hand.
The purpose of this essay is to examine if traces of the gender differentiated writing system still remains. Is there still such a thing as women’s writing? This is examined through interviews with Japanese women and in history of the Japanese writing system with emphasis on the hiragana syllabary and how the society’s view concerning writing and gender has changed.
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
Tomasson, Elvira LU
supervisor
organization
course
JAPK11 20111
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Hiragana, onnade, japanska, skriftsystem, kvinnlig skrift
language
Swedish
id
1978241
date added to LUP
2011-06-20 10:59:54
date last changed
2011-06-20 10:59:54
@misc{1978241,
  abstract     = {{During the Heian period the Japanese writing system consisted of Japanese characters, hiragana and Chinese called kanji. Chinese characters were used in formal and academic situations by men. The socially accepted way for women to write was with hiragana, at that time called onnade – the woman’s hand.
The purpose of this essay is to examine if traces of the gender differentiated writing system still remains. Is there still such a thing as women’s writing? This is examined through interviews with Japanese women and in history of the Japanese writing system with emphasis on the hiragana syllabary and how the society’s view concerning writing and gender has changed.}},
  author       = {{Tomasson, Elvira}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Kvinnlig hand : hiragana genom tiderna}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}