JLPT N4 · Noun

辞典 (jiten)

辞典 (じてん, jiten) is a Japanese noun meaning “dictionary; lexicon”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じてん
Romaji: jiten
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

dictionary; lexicon · noun

Example sentences

私はいつも辞典を３冊手元に置いています。

I always keep three dictionaries at hand.

Tatoeba #161379

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 辞典

辞

resign, word, termジ・や.める・いな.む · 13 strokes

典

code, ceremony, lawテン・デン・ふみ・のり · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 辞典.

辞書じしょdictionary辞退じたいdecliningお辞儀おじぎbow辞めるやめるto resign辞職じしょくresignation御世辞おせじflattery世辞せじflattery典型てんけいtype古典こてんclassic (work, esp. book)百科事典ひゃっかじてんencyclopedia原典げんてんoriginal (text)

Source: JMdict entry 1595270 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.