字引

じびき

Dictionary (old-fashioned)

N5noun·jibiki

How to remember it

字 (character) + 引 (pull) — pull a character out to look it up.

Example sentences

  • 字引で言葉を調べます。

    じびきでことばをしらべます。

    I look up words in a dictionary.

  • 新しい字引を買いました。

    あたらしいじびきをかいました。

    I bought a new dictionary.

Usage

Dated term; 辞書 (じしょ) is far more common today.

Related words

辞書辞典漢字

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