Meaning

Primary

Encyclopedia

Alternative

Dictionary

Word Type

noun

Explanation

If you come across a matter in which the rules aren’t clear, you’ll need to have a look in an encyclopedia!

Reading

じてん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 事典を見る

    to look at an encyclopedia, to look in an encyclopedia

    事典を作る

    to create an encyclopedia

    事典を読む

    to read an encyclopedia

Context Sentences

コウイチなら、サンルームの日光浴用のイスで事典とにらめっこしていますよ。

If you are looking for Koichi, he is staring at an encyclopedia on the lounge chair in the sunroom.

あなたが事典を万引きしたしゅん間がカメラに映っているんですよ。

The camera showed that you shoplifted an encyclopedia.

本としてはちょっと大きすぎたので、私は百科事典を枕として使っていました。

I used my encyclopedia as a pillow because it was too big to be a book.

Kanji Composition