Meaning

Primary

Dictionary

Alternative

Lexicon

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You need to know the word rules of the language you're learning, don't you? Then you need a good dictionary that can explain its lexicon!

Reading

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

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 辞典で見る

    to see in a dictionary

    辞典で引く

    to look up with a dictionary

    辞典で調べる

    to look up with a dictionary

Context Sentences

その辞典、使い終わったらちゃんと箱の中にもどしておいてね。

Can you put the dictionary back in the box after you use it?

電子辞書には色んな辞典が入っています。

An electronic dictionary has various dictionaries in it.

辞典の使い方が分かりません。

I don’t know how to use a dictionary.

Kanji Composition