Word Meaning 読みがな

よみがな yomigana

読みがな is read as よみがな (yomigana) and means kana indicating the pronunciation of kanji.

Meaning

English

  1. kana indicating the pronunciation of kanji
  2. furigana

Reading

Kana

よみがな

Romaji

yomigana

Writing Variants

  • 読み仮名 よみがな yomigana

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 145619 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

読書

とくしょ

reading (a book)

読本

とくほん

textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)

読み

よみ

reading

読む

よむ

to decipher

読み書き

よみかき

reading and writing

読み上げる

よみあげる

to finish reading

読み聞かせる

よみきかせる

to read aloud to another

読者

どくしゃ

reader

読み方

よみかた

way of reading (out loud)

読経

どきょう

sutra chanting

読み返す

よみかえす

to reread

読み悪い

よみにくい

hard to read