furigana in English dictionary

  • furigana

    Meanings and definitions of "furigana"

    • kana printed next to or above a kanji or other characters to indicate their pronunciation:
    • noun
      kana printed next to or above a kanji or other characters to indicate their pronunciation:
    • furigana
    • Tiny Japanese kana characters written above or next to kanji characters. The kana characters indicate the correct pronunciation of the word written in kanji.
    • Kana used in Japanese to indicate the pronunciation of a kanji.
    • furigana (kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation)

    Grammar and declension of furigana

    • furigana ( uncountable)
    • furigana (uncountable)

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