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How to say 'Furigana' in Japanese | 振り仮名

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The Japanese word for Furigana is 'Furigana', written as 振り仮名 in Japanese.'Furigana' in hiragana is ふりがな.

    word

    振り仮名

    Meaning

    Furigana

    Reading

    ふりがな

    furigana

    Kanji

    名Name 振Shake, Swing 仮Temporary

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '振り仮名 (ふりがな)' refers to small kana characters written above or beside kanji to indicate their pronunciation. Furigana is commonly used in texts for learners, children, or when the kanji is rare or complex. For example: The word '漢字' has furigana「漢字(かんじ)」(かんじ). Furigana helps readers understand the pronunciation of difficult kanji「難しい漢字の読み方を振り仮名が助けてくれる」(むずかしいかんじのよみかたをふりがながたすけてくれる). It is an essential tool in Japanese learning materials and manga.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    7208

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 振り仮名

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    振

    Meaning

    Shake, Swing

  • kanji

    仮

    Meaning

    Temporary

  • kanji

    名

    Meaning

    Name

Hiragana in the Word 振り仮名

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

Words Related to 振り仮名 Through the Kanji 振

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 振 as well.

  • word

    振る

    Meaning

    Shake, Assign

  • word

    振る舞う

    Meaning

    Treat, Behave

  • word

    振動

    Meaning

    Vibration

  • word

    振り

    Meaning

    Swing, Pretense

  • word

    身振り

    Meaning

    Gesture

  • word

    振るう

    Meaning

    Wield

  • word

    振り返る

    Meaning

    Look back

  • word

    振り込み

    Meaning

    Transfer

  • word

    振り向く

    Meaning

    Turn

  • word

    振り込む

    Meaning

    Transfer

Words Related to 振り仮名 Through the Kanji 仮

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 仮 as well.

  • word

    仮令

    Meaning

    Even

  • word

    仮名遣い

    Meaning

    Kana usage

  • word

    送り仮名

    Meaning

    Okurigana

  • word

    仮名

    Meaning

    Kana

  • word

    仮説

    Meaning

    Hypothesis

  • word

    片仮名

    Meaning

    Katakana

  • word

    仮

    Meaning

    Temporary

  • word

    仮に

    Meaning

    Temporarily, Hypothetically

  • word

    平仮名

    Meaning

    Hiragana

Words Related to 振り仮名 Through the Kanji 名

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 名 as well.

  • word

    仮名遣い

    Meaning

    Kana usage

  • word

    送り仮名

    Meaning

    Okurigana

  • word

    仮名

    Meaning

    Kana

  • word

    片仮名

    Meaning

    Katakana

  • word

    平仮名

    Meaning

    Hiragana

  • word

    人名

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名人

    Meaning

    Master

  • word

    代名詞

    Meaning

    Pronoun

  • word

    名

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名物

    Meaning

    Specialty

  • word

    署名

    Meaning

    Signature

  • word

    題名

    Meaning

    Title

  • word

    名称

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名刺

    Meaning

    Business card

  • word

    名乗る

    Meaning

    Introduce

  • word

    名所

    Meaning

    Famous place

  • word

    名前

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    国名

    Meaning

    Country name

  • word

    名札

    Meaning

    Name tag

  • word

    名簿

    Meaning

    Roster

  • word

    名付ける

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名義

    Meaning

    Name, Title

  • word

    大名

    Meaning

    Feudal lord

  • word

    宛名

    Meaning

    Addressee

  • word

    名誉

    Meaning

    Honor

  • word

    名字

    Meaning

    Surname

  • word

    有名

    Meaning

    Famous

  • word

    名詞

    Meaning

    Noun

  • word

    地名

    Meaning

    Placename

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