Kanji
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Kanji are logographic Chinese characters, historically adapted from Chinese writing scripts, used in the writing of Japanese. They comprised a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time
Nihon Shoki (720 CE), considered by historians and archaeologists as the most complete extant historical record of ancient Japan, was written entirely in kanji.
A young woman practicing kanji. Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Yōshū Chikanobu, 1897.
Furigana
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Furigana is a Japanese reading aid consisting of smaller kana printed either above or next to kanji or other characters to indicate their pronunciation. It is one type of ruby text. Furigana is also k
Kanji
…grammatical material—normally determines the reading. For example, 今日 may be read kyō for "today" or konnichi in expressions referring to the present day. Furigana can specify rare, literary or otherwise non-standard readings. Readings are conventionally categorized as kun'yomi (訓読み) ("meaning readings"), based…
Furigana indicates the pronunciation above the kanji for the names of three stations on the Seibu Railway: 東伏見（ひがしふしみ） (Higashi-Fushimi), 武蔵関（むさしせき） (Musashi-Seki), and 西武柳沢（せいぶやぎさわ） (Seibu-Yagisawa). The sign also includes romaji below the kanji for each station.