Early Middle Japanese

stage of the Japanese language during the Heian period (794–1185)
Intangible historical_language Q182695
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Early Middle Japanese

Summary

Early Middle Japanese is a historical language[1]. It draws 359 Wikipedia views per month (historical_language category, ranking #17 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • Early Middle Japanese is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Early Middle Japanese's instance of is recorded as historical language[4].
  • Early Middle Japanese followed Old Japanese[5].
  • Early Middle Japanese was followed by Late Middle Japanese[6].
  • Early Middle Japanese is a type of Japonic[7].
  • Early Middle Japanese's writing system is recorded as hiragana[8].
  • Early Middle Japanese's writing system is recorded as katakana[9].
  • Early Middle Japanese's writing system is recorded as kanji[10].
  • Early Middle Japanese is part of Middle Japanese[11].
  • Early Middle Japanese's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[12].
  • Early Middle Japanese's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '中古日本語'}[13].
  • Early Middle Japanese dates from the Heian period[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Early Middle Japanese's instance of is recorded as historical language[4]. It is a type of Japonic[7].

Use and Application

Early Middle Japanese is part of Middle Japanese[11].

Why It Matters

Early Middle Japanese draws 359 Wikipedia views per month (historical_language category, ranking #17 of 29).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by Late Middle Japanese
    Writing system hiragana, katakana, kanji
    Follows Old Japanese
    Instance of historical language
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531546505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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