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大正十一年二月十五日印刷納本

大正十一年二月二十日発行

（毎月一回二十日発行）

カナ ノ ヒカリ

(大正十一年二月二十日 第三種郵便物認可)

カナ ノ ヒカリ

ダイ 1 ゴウ

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。 漢字ニ眩ンデシマツテヰル国民ノ眼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。 コノ文字ヲ時勢ニ応ジテ, 書体ニ改良ヲ加ヘ, 記載法ヲ工夫スルナラバ, 一層ソノ価値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言葉ヲ輝カセ, 社会実務ノ能率ヲ高メ, 一層我ガ文化ヲ進メルコトデアリマセウ。

仮名ノ光! ソノ使命ハ中々重イ, 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。

カリモノ

ニッポン 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 ニッポン ノ ヒト ワ ソノ ニモツ ヲ タカラ ノ ヨゥ ニ ダイジ 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一部ニ使用スル新聞雑誌

• 少国民新聞 大阪西区京町堀一丁目 工業之日本社発行
• 婦女世界 大阪西区土佐堀裏町一六 婦女世界社発行
• 明生 兵庫県西宮町南郷山 教育明生会発行

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.

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.

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

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