Japanese

Alternative forms

• 振仮名

Noun

振り仮名 ‎(hiragana ふりがな, romaji furigana)

1. smaller kana printed next to or above kanji or other characters to indicate the pronunciation

Synonyms

• ルビ ‎(rubi)

See also

• 片仮名 (カタカナ) ‎(katakana)
• 仮名 (かな) ‎(kana)
• 漢字 (かんじ) ‎(kanji)
• 平仮名 (ひらがな) ‎(hiragana)
• Index:Japanese Kana

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
4. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0