辞典

辞典

じてん

Dictionary, reference book

N4noun·jiten

How to remember it

Ji (words) + ten (a collected book) — a book that gathers and defines words.

Example sentences

  • この言葉は辞典で調べてください。

    このことばはじてんでしらべてください。

    Please look up this word in the dictionary.

  • 日本語の辞典を買った。

    にほんごのじてんをかった。

    I bought a Japanese dictionary.

Usage

More formal than 辞書; 辞典 covers words, while 事典 covers facts/topics.

Related words

辞書国語辞典百科事典

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