対たい字じルビ

noun

per-character furigana

Technical term in Japanese typography and publishing. Refers to furigana (ruby) where each kana reading is aligned with a single kanji character in a compound, as opposed to モノルビ (mono-ruby) where the reading is placed as a whole over the entire compound. Used in discussions of typesetting, DTP, and educational materials.

See also: モノルビ

• この教きょう科か書しょでは、対たい字じルビが使つかわれていて、漢かん字じ一いち字じ一いち字じに読よみがなを振ふってある。

  In this textbook, per-character furigana is used, with a reading attached to each individual kanji.

• 対たい字じルビとモノルビの使つかい分わけは、組くみ版はんのルールによって決きまることが多おおい。

  The choice between per-character ruby and mono-ruby is often determined by typesetting rules.