1 Definitions of Terms and Acronyms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Kotoba | Japanese word |
| jmdict | Japanese dictionary |
| Lexicon | User-created list of words/kanji/sentence |
| Tatoeba | Sample sentences |
| Romaji | "pinyin" |
| Kana | Hiragana / katakana |
| Hiragana | "bopomofo" |
| Katakana | Same as hiragana but mostly for words of western origin |
| Furigana / Ruby | Pronunciation written (as kana or romaji) above kanji |
| Okurigana | Kana that appears after a kanji |
| Onyomi | Sino-Japanese pronunciation |
| Kunyomi | "Pure" Japanese pronunciation |
| Joyo | Official list of most common kanji |