Keywords: Kana no Hikari, number 1, page 1.png Kana no Hikari number 1 page 1 The Kana no Hikari Light of Kana is the bulletin of Kanamozikai This image was obtained through scanning at 300 dpi Kana no Hikari number 1 page 1 1922 1922-02-20 仮名文字協会 Kana Moji Kyōkai Kana Character Association Public domain Original text Heading 大正十 年二 十五日印刷納 大正十 年二 二十日発行 (毎 回二十日発行) カナ ノ ヒカリ 大正十 年二 二十日 第三種郵便物認可 カナ ノ ヒカリ イ 1 ゴウ Left column カナ ノ ヒカリ 仮名ノ光 何ノタメニ生レ出デマシタカ 仮名ノ貴イ光ヲ世ニ示サンガタメデス 漢字ニ ンデシマツテヰル国民ノ ヲ仮名文字ニ向ケシメルタメデス 仮名ハ我国ニ生レ 我国民ニハグクマレタ文字デアリマス 我等ハ祖先カラ授ケラレタコノ貴イ文字ノアルコトヲ忘レテハナリマセヌ 仮名文字ハ世界ニ誇ルベキ立派ナモノデス ソノ立派サハ外カラ塗リ立テタ彩デナイ 内カラ発スル光デアリマス コノ文字ヲ時勢ニ ジテ 書体ニ改良ヲ加ヘ 記載法ヲ工夫スルナラバ 層ソノ価 ヲ増スニ相違アリマセン 国民ガコノ点ニ向ツテ絶エズ目ヲ注グナラバ 仮名ハ漢字ニ虐ゲラレタ境カラヨミガヘツテ イヨイヨ光ヲ増シ 我ガ民族ニ発生シタ優雅ナ大和 葉ヲ カセ 社会実務ノ能率ヲ高メ 層我ガ文化ヲ メルコトデアリマセウ 仮名ノ光 ソノ使命ハ中 重イ ドウカ各位ノ御援助ヲ仰ギマス 御愛護ヲ希ヒマス 我ガ文化ノタメニ 国運発展ノタメニ Right column カリモノ ニッ ン ノ ヒト ワ イマ オモイ オモイ ニモツ ヲ セオッテ セカイ ノ ヒトビト ト キョウソウ ヲ ツヅケテ イル アセミドロ ニ ナッテ イクラ ハシッテ モ ソノ ニモツ ガ ジャマ ニ ナッテ オモゥ ヨゥ ニ ハシレナイ ソノ ニモツ ヲ オロセバ ヨイ ノニ ニッ ン ノ ヒト ワ ソノ ニモツ ヲ タカラ ノ ヨゥ ニ イジ ニ オモッテ ナカナカ ステヨゥ トワ シナイ オモイ ニモツ ト イエバ ナニカ ソレワ シナ カラ ノ カリモノ オタガイ ニ キ ガ ツケバ カエシテ シマオゥ デワ ナイカ 猿橋式活字 ---- 仮名文字協会ノ改良字体ノ活字ヲ 部ニ使用スル新聞雑誌 少国民新聞 大阪西区京町 丁目 工業之日 社発行 婦女世界 大阪西区 佐 裏町 六 婦女世界社発行 明生 兵庫 西宮町南郷山 教育明生会発行 Reference translation Heading Printed and delivered on February 15 1922 Published on February 20 1922 Published monthly on 20 every month Kana no Hikari Light of kana Approved as third-class postal matter on February 20 1922 Kana no Hikari Light of kana No 1 Left column Kana no Hikari Light of Kana For what purpose you are created It was created to demonstrate precious light of kana to the world It was created to direct eyes of people who are blind by kanji Chinese characters toward kana characters Kana were born in our country and brought up by people of our country We should not forget those precious characters gifted by our ancestors Kana characters are so worthy that we can be proud of them Their worthiness is not a color painted on their surface but a light emitted from their inside If we improve their typefaces and their writing system their value will increase more If people continuously watch this point kana will be brought back to life from the oppression by kanji Chinese characters their light will be brighter they will cast a light on elegant native words grown in our folk they will improve efficiency of our society and they will advance our culture Kana no Hikari Its mission is quite important The editor asks people's assistance and kindness for our culture and our nation's prosperity Right column Thing borrowed Japanese people are now shouldering a heavy burden and competing with people around the world Being all of a sweat they are running but they cannot run as they wish because of the burden Japanese people regard the burden as a treasure and do not try to throw it away when they might unload it What is the heavy burden It was borrowed from China Being aware of the fact why don't we return it Saruhashi-style movable type ---- Newspapers and magazines using movable types having improved typefaces of the Kana Moji Kyōkai Kana Character Association Shō Kokumin Shinbun Juvenile Citizens' Times published by Kōgyō no Nippon Sha Industrial Japan Company Kyōmachi-bōri 1-chōme Nishi Ward Ōsaka Fujo Sekai Women's World published by Fujo Sekai Sha Women's World Company 16 Tosa-bori Uramachi Nishi Ward Ōsaka Meisei published by Kyōiku Meisei Kai Educational Meisei Association Nangō-yama Nishinomiya Town Hyogo Prefecture PD-Japan Magazines of Japan Kanamozikai |