How to say 'Dictionary' in Japanese | 辞典

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The Japanese word for Dictionary is 'Jiten', written as 辞典 in Japanese.'Dictionary' in hiragana is じてん.

word

辞典

Meaning

Dictionary

Reading

じてん

jiten

Kanji

辞Word, Resign 典Code, Rule

Explanation

The Japanese noun '辞典 (じてん)' refers to a 'dictionary', a reference book containing words and their meanings, often arranged alphabetically. It is commonly used for language learning or looking up definitions. For example: I bought a new dictionary「新しい辞典を買いました」(あたらしいじてんをかいました). This dictionary is very useful「この辞典はとても便利です」(このじてんはとてもべんりです). The word can also refer to specialized dictionaries, such as a kanji dictionary『漢字辞典』(かんじじてん).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6970

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 辞典

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

辞

Meaning

Word, Resign

kanji

典

Meaning

Code, Rule

Words Related to 辞典 Through the Kanji 辞

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 辞 as well.

word

お辞儀

Meaning

Bow

word

辞める

Meaning

Quit

word

辞任

Meaning

Resignation

word

お世辞

Meaning

Flattery

word

辞書

Meaning

Dictionary

Words Related to 辞典 Through the Kanji 典

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 典 as well.

word

典型

Meaning

Typical, Archetype

word

古典

Meaning

Classic

word

典型的

Meaning

Typical

word

百科事典

Meaning

Encyclopedia

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'Jiten' means 'Dictionary' .

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