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furigana

Japanese system of small kana written over kanji to give its pronunciation
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furigana

Summary

furigana ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,237 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • furigana is a type of ruby characters[2].
  • furigana's writing system is recorded as kana[3].
  • furigana is used for Japanese[4].
  • furigana's Commons category is recorded as Furigana[5].
  • furigana's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1814[6].
  • furigana's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '振り仮名'}[7].
  • furigana's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '読み仮名'}[8].

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Definition and Type

furigana is a type of ruby characters[2].

Use and Application

furigana is used for Japanese[4].

Why It Matters

furigana ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,237 views/month).[1] furigana has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] furigana is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Subclass of → ruby characters
    Aliases → —
    Main wikidata property → P1814
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P18]]: Furigana example.svg"
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