phonetic notation, phonetic symbols

to give the phonetic notation of a word or phrase

difficult / hard, probably impossible

note; comment; annotation

kanji

a sound / when used with a "hear" verb, a rumor or fame / news, tidings / a reply, response

sound; echo; voice

(education) The 1,026 kanji taught in primary school; a subset of 常用漢字 (じょうようかんじ, jōyō kanji)

smaller kanji historically used as a pronunciation guide, similar to modern furigana

kanji approved for regular use by the 文部科学省 (Monbu-kagaku-shō, “Japanese Ministry of Education”)