送りがな

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 送りがな – see the following entry.

[noun] [1477] okurigana: in written Japanese, the kana added after a kanji to indicate inflection endings, such as the べる (-beru) in 食(た)べる (taberu, “to eat”)

Alternative spellings
送りがな, 送仮名

(This term, 送りがな, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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