furigana
furigana noun: kana printed next to or above a kanji or other character to indicate the pronunciation.
Noun
furigana (plural furigana)
- Kana printed next to or above a kanji or other character to indicate the pronunciation.
- Furigana are indispensable for some names of people and places whose Kanji are not included among the official Kanji list, and whose sounds can be unusual and even idiosyncratic.2014, Insup Taylor, M. Martin Taylor, Writing and Literacy in Chinese, Korean and Japanese, revised edition, John Benjamins, →ISBN, page 290
- Synonyms:
- ruby character, rubi character
furigana meaning in Marathi, Arabic and Thai
furigana in Marathi
- furigana
- फुरिगाना furigānā
furigana in Arabic
- furigana
- فُورِيغَانَا furigānā
furigana in Thai
- furigana
- ฟุริงะนะ fúríngáná
Synonyms of furigana
- ruby character
- rubi character
Forms of furigana
| plural | furigana |
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Origin of furigana
Borrowed from Japanese 振り仮名 (furigana, “annotating kana”, literally “assigned provisional character”).
Questions about furigana
- What does furigana mean?
- Furigana means kana printed next to or above a kanji or other character to indicate the pronunciation.
- What is furigana in Marathi?
- Furigana in Marathi is फुरिगाना (furigānā). See Furigana meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is furigana?
- Furigana is a noun.
- What is the plural of furigana?
- The plural of furigana is furigana.
Words near furigana in the dictionary
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