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How to say 'Encyclopedia' in Japanese | 百科事典

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The Japanese word for Encyclopedia is 'Hyakkajiten', written as 百科事典 in Japanese.'Encyclopedia' in hiragana is ひゃっかじてん.

    word

    百科事典

    Meaning

    Encyclopedia

    Reading

    ひゃっかじてん

    hyakkajiten

    Kanji

    百Hundred 科Section, Department 事Thing 典Code, Rule

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '百科事典 (ひゃっかじてん)' means 'encyclopedia'. It refers to a comprehensive written compendium that provides information on a wide range of subjects or branches of knowledge. This term is often used in academic or educational contexts. For example: I bought a new encyclopedia「新しい百科事典を買いました」(あたらしいひゃっかじてんをかいました). The encyclopedia is very useful for research「百科事典は研究にとても役立ちます」(ひゃっかじてんはけんきゅうにとてもやくたちます). The word is a compound of '百科 (ひゃっか)', meaning 'various subjects', and '事典 (じてん)', meaning 'reference book'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    7218

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 百科事典

This word contains 4 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    百

    Meaning

    Hundred

  • kanji

    科

    Meaning

    Section, Department

  • kanji

    事

    Meaning

    Thing

  • kanji

    典

    Meaning

    Code, Rule

Words Related to 百科事典 Through the Kanji 百

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 百 as well.

  • word

    九百

    Meaning

    Nine hundred

  • word

    百

    Meaning

    Hundred

  • word

    二百

    Meaning

    Two hundred

  • word

    八百

    Meaning

    Eight hundred

  • word

    五百

    Meaning

    Five hundred

  • word

    三百

    Meaning

    Three hundred

  • word

    八百屋

    Meaning

    Greengrocer

  • word

    七百

    Meaning

    Seven hundred

  • word

    六百

    Meaning

    Six hundred

  • word

    四百

    Meaning

    Four hundred

  • word

    百姓

    Meaning

    Farmer

  • word

    何百

    Meaning

    Hundreds

  • word

    数百

    Meaning

    Hundreds

  • word

    百貨店

    Meaning

    Department store

Words Related to 百科事典 Through the Kanji 科

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 科 as well.

  • word

    科学

    Meaning

    Science

  • word

    科

    Meaning

    Department

  • word

    教科書

    Meaning

    Textbook

  • word

    理科

    Meaning

    Science

  • word

    教科

    Meaning

    Subject

  • word

    科学者

    Meaning

    Scientist

  • word

    学科

    Meaning

    Department, Subject

  • word

    歯科

    Meaning

    Dentistry

  • word

    自然科学

    Meaning

    Natural science

  • word

    人文科学

    Meaning

    Humanities

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    産婦人科

    Meaning

    Obstetrics

  • word

    耳鼻科

    Meaning

    Otolaryngology

  • word

    小児科

    Meaning

    Pediatrics

  • word

    眼科

    Meaning

    Ophthalmology

  • word

    外科

    Meaning

    Surgery

  • word

    内科

    Meaning

    Internal medicine

  • word

    科目

    Meaning

    Subject

Words Related to 百科事典 Through the Kanji 事

These 39 Words contain the Kanji 事 as well.

  • word

    事

    Meaning

    Thing, Matter

  • word

    仕事

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    事件

    Meaning

    Incident

  • word

    事業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    事実

    Meaning

    Fact

  • word

    食事

    Meaning

    Meal

  • word

    工事

    Meaning

    Construction

  • word

    交通事故

    Meaning

    Accident

  • word

    事務

    Meaning

    Office work

  • word

    返事

    Meaning

    Reply

  • word

    大事

    Meaning

    Important, Precious

  • word

    事情

    Meaning

    Circumstances

  • word

    事故

    Meaning

    Accident

  • word

    事務所

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    事務室

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    記事

    Meaning

    Article

  • word

    刑事

    Meaning

    Detective, Criminal case

  • word

    事態

    Meaning

    Situation

  • word

    軍事

    Meaning

    Military

  • word

    見事

    Meaning

    Complete, Splendid

  • word

    事項

    Meaning

    Item, Matter

  • word

    出来事

    Meaning

    Event

  • word

    人事

    Meaning

    Personnel, Human affairs

  • word

    事例

    Meaning

    Example

  • word

    知事

    Meaning

    Governor

  • word

    当事

    Meaning

    Parties

  • word

    理事

    Meaning

    Director

  • word

    事前

    Meaning

    Advance, Prior

  • word

    事務員

    Meaning

    Clerk

  • word

    何事

    Meaning

    Matter, Incident

  • word

    行事

    Meaning

    Event

  • word

    家事

    Meaning

    Housework

  • word

    物事

    Meaning

    Things

  • word

    炊事

    Meaning

    Cooking

  • word

    事柄

    Meaning

    Matter, Affair

  • word

    無事

    Meaning

    Safely

  • word

    従事

    Meaning

    Engagement

  • word

    検事

    Meaning

    Prosecutor

  • word

    領事館

    Meaning

    Consulate

Words Related to 百科事典 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

    辞典

    Meaning

    Dictionary

  • word

    典型的

    Meaning

    Typical

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