Pre-Meiji Education in Japan

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Note: - In the pronunciation of such Japanese words as have been employed, it should be remembered that the language is free from accent except such as is given by the length of its vowels, which are sounded as upon the Continent of Europe. Each syllable contains but one vowel or diphthong which concludes the syllable except when followed by n, or a double consonant, the first of which should be pronounced with the preceding vowel. The names of individuals, when written according to the custom of the country (the family name followed by the personal), have been united by -.