事典|じてんjiten[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounencyclopedia
- Related辞典じてんNeutralRefers to dictionaries that explain words; 「事典」 is an encyclopedia explaining things, as in 「百科事典」.
- RelatedディクショナリNeutralA loanword for dictionary, mostly a programming term; 「事典」 is encyclopedic.
- Related辞書じしょNeutralThe everyday, most common word for a dictionary; 「事典」 is for explaining things, encyclopedic.
- Related辞林じりんWrittenWritten style, mostly in dictionary titles such as 「広辞林」; 「事典」 is encyclopedic.
- Related字引じびきCasualA colloquial word for a dictionary, also a byword for a well-read person, as in 「生き字引」; 「事典」 is encyclopedic.
- RelatedレキシコンWrittenA written loanword for vocabulary or dictionaries of classical languages; 「事典」 is encyclopedic.
- Related辞彙じいWrittenA written word for a collection of words, a glossary; 「事典」 is encyclopedic.
Use 「事典」 for encyclopedias that explain things, as in 「百科事典」. For word-explaining dictionaries, 「辞書」 is the everyday choice and 「辞典」 the neutral alternative; 「字引」 is colloquial. 「ディクショナリ」 suits programming; 「辞林」, 「レキシコン」 and 「辞彙」 are written/formal.
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