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Chinese
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matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
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canon; dictionary
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simp. and trad. (事典)
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事
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Pronunciation
Noun
事典
- encyclopedia
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
事典 or 事典 • (jiten or kototen)
- (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 辞典 (jiten, “dictionary”) and 字典 (jiten, “kanji character dictionary”).
Derived terms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
Noun
事典 • (sajeon) (hangeul 사전)
- hanja form? of 사전 (“encyclopedia”)