Template talk:ja-okurigana

This template should not be used for words that contain on or kun readings outside the jōyō kanji table (also at [1]) or words which don't contain any kun readings. Such words are outside the scope of the notification. The original notification is from 1973, but it was amended in 1981 when the jōyō kanji table was issued.

Some notes from the preface and usage notes of the notification:

• The notification provides the basis for okurigana usage in laws, official documents, newspapers, magazines, broadcasts, and similar places where modern Japanese is written using the readings given in the jōyō kanji table.
• The notification does not attempt to regulate the use of okurigana in science, technology, art, and other special fields or in writing of individuals.
• The notification does not apply to proper nouns or kanjis used as symbols.
• Okurigana is not used for on readings, and they are not mentioned in the rules except where necessary.
• "付表の語" rules treat difficult cases in the jōyō kanji table's word list attachment (付表).
• Whenever there's doubt whether something is permissible use (許容) or not, the general rule (通則) is to be followed.

Examples for each rule:

• {{ja-okurigana|主だ|rule=1}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則1) the okurigana usage 主だ.

• {{ja-okurigana|行う|行なう|rule=1}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則1) the okurigana usage 行う, but 行なう is also explicitly permitted (通則1許容).

• {{ja-okurigana|交わる|rule=2}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則2) the okurigana usage 交わる.

• {{ja-okurigana|交わる|rule=2|forbidden=交る}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則2) the okurigana usage 交わる. 交る is not allowed by the rules.

• {{ja-okurigana|交わる|rule=2|forbidden=交る|conflicting=交じる}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則2) the okurigana usage 交わる. 交る is not allowed by the rules, because it could be mistaken for 交じる.

• {{ja-okurigana|終わる|終る|rule=2}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則2) the okurigana usage 終わる, but 終る is permitted (通則2許容) because there's no fear of it being misread.

• {{ja-okurigana|花|rule=3}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則3) the okurigana usage 花.

• {{ja-okurigana|氷|rule=4}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則4) the okurigana usage 氷.

• {{ja-okurigana|組|rule=4|verb=組む|continuative=組み}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則4) the okurigana usage 組. When used as the continuative form of 組む, the form 組み is to be used instead.

• {{ja-okurigana|答え|答|rule=4}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則4) the okurigana usage 答え, but 答 is permitted (通則4許容) because there's no fear of it being misread.

• {{ja-okurigana|大いに|rule=5}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則5) the okurigana usage 大いに.

• {{ja-okurigana|申し込む|申込む|rule=6}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則6) the okurigana usage 申し込む, but 申込む is permitted (通則6許容) because there's no fear of it being misread.

• {{ja-okurigana|引き換え|引換え|引換|rule=6}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則6) the okurigana usage 引き換え, but 引換え and 引換 are permitted (通則6許容) because there's no fear of them being misread.

• {{ja-okurigana|次々|rule=6}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則6) the okurigana usage 次々.

• {{ja-okurigana|身分|rule=7}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (通則7) the okurigana usage 身分.

• {{ja-okurigana|手伝う|rule=8}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (付表の語1) the okurigana usage 手伝う.

• {{ja-okurigana|名残|rule=9}}

  The 1981 Cabinet notification prescribes (付表の語2) the okurigana usage 名残.

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