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Japanese

Furigana

Literal Translation
(振り仮名) Small hiragana characters printed above or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation. Used in children's texts, some educational materials, and manga. The avoidance of kanji through furigana is a developmental stage that ideally transitions to reading kanji directly.