事典

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

事典

  1. encyclopedia

Japanese

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

Noun

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

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

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
事典

Noun

事典 • (sajeon) (hangeul 사전)

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