furigana

Meanings

Plural: furigana

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

rubi character, ruby character

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