English Explanatory Dictionary

furigana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Kana printed next to or above a kanji or other character to indicate the pronunciation.

Word forms

furigana

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 振り仮名 (furigana, “annotating kana”, literally “assigned provisional character”).

Synonyms

ruby character rubi character
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