Furigana (振り仮名, Japanese pronunciation: [ɸɯɾigaꜜna] or [ɸɯɾigana]) is a Japanese reading aid consisting of smaller kana (syllabic characters) printed either...

manga is seinen is by looking at whether furigana is used over the original kanji text: if there is furigana on all kanji, the title is generally aimed...

kanji 盗賊, glossed with furigana as Shīfu (シーフ), are normally read as Tōzoku ("thief"). The kanji 鉱石生命体, glossed with furigana as Sutōnzu (ストーンズ), are...

Here is an example of Japanese ruby characters (called furigana) for Tokyo ("東京"): Most furigana are written with the hiragana syllabary, but katakana...

school. In publishing, characters outside this category are often given furigana. The jōyō kanji were introduced in 1981, replacing an older list of 1,850...

but the furigana is given as "ハンター", or "hunter". The kanji is given as "12人の刺客", which roughly translates to "Twelve Assassins". The furigana reads "マジョスティックトエリブ"...

as in children's books). Furigana (振り仮名)—phonetic renderings of hiragana placed above or beside the kanji character. Furigana may aid children or non-native...

denote groups of people). Katakana is sometimes used instead of hiragana as furigana to give the pronunciation of a word written in Roman characters, or for...

itself is analyzed as kuda-sa (kanji reading + okurigana). Compare with furigana, which specify the reading of the kanji, appear outside the line of the...

called okurigana. Hiragana can also be written in a superscript called furigana above or beside a kanji to show the proper reading. This is done to facilitate...

the family registry through the furigana of name. The actual kickoff of this new system is planned May 2025. The furigana of name is a notation in kana...

lesser-known kanji in order to show pronunciation; this is called furigana. Furigana is used most widely in children's or learners' books. Literature for...

Typographic symbols Japanese punctuation Iteration mark Uses Syllabograms Furigana Okurigana Braille Transliteration Rōmaji Hepburn (colloquial) Kunrei (ISO)...

Typographic symbols Japanese punctuation Iteration mark Uses Syllabograms Furigana Okurigana Braille Transliteration Rōmaji Hepburn (colloquial) Kunrei (ISO)...

words. Furigana are written alongside kanji, or Chinese characters, to indicate their pronunciation especially in juvenile publications. Furigana are usually...

aozora.gr.jp (complete texts with furigana) Akutagawa Ryunosuke on Amazon Kindle Store (Japanese texts with furigana) Literary Figures from Kamakura Ryunosuke...

they have to be read as Hara-yadori. In Ume no chiri they are written in Furigana making the place to be named as Haratono-hama. Alternatively, the kanji...

suffixes added to kanji stems to show their Japanese readings; the other was furigana 'brandishing script', smaller kana syllables written alongside kanji to...

classified as Bopomofo characters. Chinese input methods for computers Fanqie Furigana Hangul Kana Ruby character Taiwanese Phonetic Symbols Zhuyin table "Taiwan...

for example to impart an informal feel. Hiragana is also used to write furigana, a reading aid that shows the pronunciation of kanji characters. There...

are frequently employed in manga and song lyrics by pairing kanji with furigana for creative effect and to add layers of meaning. Many characters have...

character names, place names and other phrases, typically accompanied by furigana gloss to aid with their reading. Modern Mandarin Chinese borrowings into...

春（す）su, zu 多（た）ta, da 奈（な）na 能（の）no 者（は）ha, ba 由（ゆ）yu 連（れ）re 路（ろ）ro 王（わ）wa Furigana Romaji The hentai (変体: "variant" or "irregular form") in this word is not...

stories aimed at teenaged girls, as evidenced by the extensive use of furigana as a reading aid. Pornographic josei manga shares many common traits with...

Typographic symbols Japanese punctuation Iteration mark Uses Syllabograms Furigana Okurigana Braille Transliteration Rōmaji Hepburn (colloquial) Kunrei (ISO)...

such as flipping, shifting, rotating, scaling and animation, but also for furigana and search boxes. The message format of such ActivityPub objects that can...

given as Segoshi, but that appears to be a misreading, even if attested by furigana in some books he authored.) Segoe had Go Seigen, Utaro Hashimoto, and Cho...

"kyōshikyoku." When this film released in Japan, 1991, Kurosawa added furigana "ラプソディー rapusodī" to the word "狂詩曲" contrary to the standard usage of Japanese...

pronunciation to foreigners and children is similar in some respects to furigana-based books with hiragana letters written alongside kanji (directly analogous...

Typographic symbols Japanese punctuation Iteration mark Uses Syllabograms Furigana Okurigana Braille Transliteration Rōmaji Hepburn (colloquial) Kunrei (ISO)...