振り仮名

Japanese
Kanji in this term
振 仮 名
ふ
Grade: S		 か > が
Grade: 5		 な
Grade: 1

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 振り (furi, “assigning”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 振る (furu, “to assign, to stick on, to apportion”)) +‎ 仮名 (kana).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

振り仮名 (hiragana ふりがな, rōmaji furigana)

  1. smaller kana printed next to (vertical) or above (horizontal) non-kana text as pronunciation guide

See also

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