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okurigana

okurigana

English

Noun

okurigana ‎(uncountable)

In the Japanese language, the kana written after a kanji. For example, the -べる in 食べる.

Translations

kana written after kanji

Chinese:
Mandarin: 送假名 ‎(sòngjiǎmíng)
Japanese: 送り仮名 (ja) ‎(おくりがな, okurigana)

Korean: 오쿠리가나 (ko) ‎(okurigana)
Russian: окурига́на f ‎(okurigána)