"ルビ" meaning in Japanese

See ルビ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɾɯ̟bʲi] Forms: rubi [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English ruby. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|ruby|id=pronunciation guide}} English ruby Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ルビ • (rubi)
  1. (typography) ruby (pronunciation guide)
    Sense id: en-ルビ-ja-noun-F43lxsB6 Categories (other): Typography, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 48 52 Topics: media, publishing, typography
  2. Alternative form of ルビー (rubī, “ruby”) (type of gem) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ルビー (extra: (rubī, “ruby”) (type of gem))
    Sense id: en-ルビ-ja-noun-SP2W509x Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 29 71 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 振り仮名 (furigana) (ruby: (), (), ())

Alternative forms

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