How to say 'Reference' in Japanese | 参照

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The Japanese word for Reference is 'Sanshou', written as 参照 in Japanese.'Reference' in hiragana is さんしょう.

word

参照

Meaning

Reference

Reading

さんしょう

sanshou

Kanji

参Participate 照Shine, Illuminate

Explanation

The Japanese noun '参照 (さんしょう)' means 'reference'. It is used to indicate the act of referring to something, such as a document, data, or source, for information or guidance. This term is commonly used in both formal and technical contexts, such as in academic writing, programming, or business documentation. For example: please refer to the manual for more details「詳細についてはマニュアルを参照してください」(しょうさいについてはマニュアルをさんしょうしてください). The data is referenced from the official report「そのデータは公式レポートから参照されています」(そのデータはこうしきレポートからさんしょうされています). Note that '参照' is often used in compound terms like '参照先 (さんしょうさき)' (reference destination) or '参照データ (さんしょうデータ)' (reference data).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

949

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 参照

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

参

Meaning

Participate

kanji

照

Meaning

Shine, Illuminate

Words Related to 参照 Through the Kanji 参

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 参 as well.

word

参考

Meaning

Reference

word

参加

Meaning

Participation

word

参る

Meaning

Come, Go

word

参議院

Meaning

House of Councilors

word

お参り

Meaning

Visit

word

参考書

Meaning

Reference book

word

人参

Meaning

Carrot

word

持参

Meaning

Bringing

word

墓参り

Meaning

Grave visiting

Words Related to 参照 Through the Kanji 照

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 照 as well.

word

対照

Meaning

Contrast

word

照らす

Meaning

Illuminate

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'Sanshou' means 'Reference' .

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