Template talk:Furigana

What is Furigana?
Furigana is a Japanese reading aid consisting of smaller kana or syllabic characters printed either above or next to kanji (logographic characters) or other characters to indicate their pronunciation. As such, its main purpose is for showcasing Japanese Text. This tutorial will show you how to use the Furigana tool on the SNK Wiki. Please note that this tutorial assumes that you, the reader, have a basic knowledge of Japanese Hiragana and Katakana.

What's the main usage of Furigana on the SNK Wiki?
As you can see above, this table showcases how the Furigana template works: The template is split into three sections. The first section is always labeled as "Furigana". The second section is where all Japanese Kanji is put in. In this example, we use "日本語", the Japanese Kanji for "Japan". The third section is where the correct Hiragana or Katakana is put in. In this example, we use "にほんご", the Japanese Hiragana for "Japan". Please check to make sure the Romaji and the Hiragana/Katakana are correct.

We'll go over the Furigana template can work under certain instances.

Usage for Characters of Japanese descent or for Japanese terms
Here is Kyo Kusanagi's name rendered in Japanese. Since he is of Japanese descent, his name is rendered with Kanji. By using Hiragana, we can see the pronunciation of the Kanji from above. Another example...

Usage for those who are not of Japanese descent or for Roman letters
Here is K's name. Obviously, he is not of Japanese descent, but his name can still be rendered with Furigana, since his name is literally an English letter and a dash. This also applies for things such as terms that were originally rendered in Japanese with Roman letters. One more thing...

Usage for those who are not of Japanese descent or for Roman letters
This is one of Hibiki Takane's Special Moves rendered in Japanese, Nukazuba kiranu nari, which means "Open without being slashed". Here we see two lines of Japanese text using the Furigana template. So what's the difference?

The column on the left show that the Hiragana above the Kanji is placed correctly, while the column on the right just has the Hiragana covering all of the Kanji, including Hiragana text that is not Kanji.

Now that you know this, please use this tool to your heart's content!

-By PirateKingMark, May 15th 2022.