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.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に送おくり仮が名なをつけるto attach okurigana to a kanji
「行いく」という漢かん字じに送おくり仮が名なをつける。
You attach okurigana to the kanji for "iku".
送おくり仮が名なを省はぶくto omit okurigana
古ふるい文ぶん書しょではときどき送おくり仮が名なを省はぶくことがある。
Old documents sometimes omit okurigana.

Kanji

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

Don't confuse with

ふりがなN3
送り仮名 are kana that follow a kanji as part of the word's own reading, while 振り仮名 are small kana glosses written above/beside a kanji purely to show its pronunciation.
仮か名な遣づかいN2
送り仮名 is the kana suffix attached after a kanji to show inflection, whereas 仮名遣い is the overall system of kana spelling conventions.

Built from

送おくる+仮か名な

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%

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.