辞典

じてん

Dictionary, reference book

N4noun·jiten

How to remember it

辞 (word) + 典 (book) — a book that gathers up words.

Example sentences

  • この言葉を辞典で調べた。

    このことばをしてんでしらべた。

    I looked up this word in a 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/academic than the everyday 辞書 (jisho).

Related words

辞書字引百科事典

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