diff --git a/anki/template/furigana.py b/anki/template/furigana.py
index 37d56e313..ce247ed6e 100644
--- a/anki/template/furigana.py
+++ b/anki/template/furigana.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import re
 from anki.hooks import addHook
 
-r = r' ?([^[]+?)\[(.+?)\]([^ ]+?|$)'
+r = r' ?([^ >]+?)\[(.+?)\]'
 ruby = r'<ruby><rb>\1</rb><rt>\2</rt></ruby>'
 
 def noSound(repl):