rubi

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rubi

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From Japanese ルビ (rubi), from English ruby.

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alternative Alternative form of ruby (“pronunciation guide for Chinese or Japanese characters”). "Shinjuku Sketch" demonstrates another of Ryutanji's trademark techniques, which was established in The Age of Wandering: writing English loan words as kanji Chinese character compounds cribbed with rubi to convey a visual sense of international modernism and global culture.

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"rubi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rubi.

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@misc{rubi_2026,
  title = {rubi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rubi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}