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事典

Chinese

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matter; thing; item
matter; thing; item; work; affair
 
 canon; dictionary
simp. and trad.
(事典) 		事 典

Pronunciation

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Noun

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事典

  1. encyclopedia

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
事 典
じ
Grade: 3 		てん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
事 典
こと
Grade: 3 		てん
Grade: 4
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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事(じ)典(てん) or 事(こと)典(てん) • (jiten or kototen) 

  1. (literally) subject-book, such as a terminology dictionary, flower book, animal book and encyclopedia, etc.

Usage notes

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Reading of ことてん (kototen) is used for distinguishing from 辞(じ)典(てん) (jiten, “dictionary”) and 字(じ)典(てん) (jiten, “kanji character dictionary”).

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

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Hanja in this term
事典

Noun

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事典 • (sajeon) (hangeul 사전)

  1. Hanja form? of 사전 (“encyclopedia”).
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