Difference between furigana and rubi


Is there any difference between furigana and rubi. To my knowledge, both of
these are used to write the provocation of kanji in small print above the
kanji, but is there a difference between these two terms?

In general, is there a resource that lists all such Japanede terms which might
be useful to language learners in a comprehensive list?

Thanks.




ルビ ( _rubi_ ) is jargon which mainly refers to the characters' appearance
(small annotative characters placed on top of or to the right of main text),
and is preferred in the publishing industry. Even Microsoft Word call those
characters ルビ, and I believe the majority of native Japanese people understand
this term.

We sometimes encounter rubies which are not used to show readings of kanji,
and in such cases I prefer not to use ふりがな ( _furigana_ ).

See:

  * [What does this use of kanji in ruby text mean?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/11224/5010)
  * [Can "furigana" be used to refer to ruby that isn't kana?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/17757/5010)




ルビ ( _rubi_ ) is jargon which mainly refers to the characters' appearance
(small annotative characters placed on top of or to the right of main text),
and is preferred in the publishing industry. Even Microsoft Word call those
characters ルビ, and I believe the majority of native Japanese people understand
this term.

We sometimes encounter rubies which are not used to show readings of kanji,
and in such cases I prefer not to use ふりがな ( _furigana_ ).

See:

  * [What does this use of kanji in ruby text mean?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/11224/5010)
  * [Can "furigana" be used to refer to ruby that isn't kana?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/17757/5010)

