送おくり仮が名な

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Common wordJLPTN2

Meanings

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noun

okurigana; kana suffix after a kanji

Refers to the kana that follow a kanji to show its inflectional ending or to complete its kun reading. A fundamental concept in Japanese writing.

「食たべる」の「べる」は送おくり仮が名なです。
In 食べる, べる is the okurigana.
送おくり仮が名なの付つけ方かたにはいくつかルールがあり

ます

。

There are several rules for how to attach okurigana.

Written forms

送おくり仮が名なUsage70%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
送おくりがなUsage15%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, often used in educational or explanatory contexts.
おくりがなUsage15%

Kanji

送escort, send
仮sham, temporary, interim
名name, noted, distinguished

Similar words

振ふり仮が名な
Furigana are small kana written above or beside kanji to show their reading, while okurigana are the kana that are part of the word itself and follow the kanji.
熟じゅく字じ訓くん
Jukujikun are special kanji compounds with a set reading that cannot be broken down by individual character, often having no okurigana, whereas okurigana are used for kun readings of single kanji or compounds where the reading is transparent.

Etymology

Compound of 送り (okuri, 'sending') + 仮名 (kana, 'kana'). The term literally means 'accompanying kana', referring to the kana that are sent after a kanji to complete its reading.