Lingakuふりがな
- furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciationword usually written using kana alonesee also ルビー
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
This refers to the phonetic characters (hiragana or katakana) that are placed next to or above kanji to help readers know how to pronounce them. It is commonly used in educational materials, children's books, and any context where kanji may be difficult for the reader.
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I worry that, because the Japanese lines in this site are written with furigana, they take up a lot of space, and the people who don't even care about them in the first place might find them annoying.