辞典|じてんjiten[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundictionary; lexicon
   私はいつも辞典じてんを３冊さつ手元てもとに置おいています。↗

   I always keep three dictionaries at hand.

• Synonym字引じびきCasualColloquial, old-fashioned word for a dictionary; 「生き字引」 figuratively means a walking dictionary.
• SynonymディクショナリNeutralLoanword for a dictionary, used mostly for the dictionary data structure in programming.
• Synonym辞書じしょNeutralThe everyday default word for a dictionary, as in 「辞書を引く」; 「辞典」 is more common in book titles.
• Synonym辞林じりんWrittenWritten-style word for a work collecting many words, seen mainly in book titles.
• SynonymレキシコンWrittenAcademic loanword for a dictionary of classical languages or the vocabulary of a field.
• Related事典じてんNeutralHomophone of 「辞典」 but means an encyclopedia explaining things, as in 「百科事典」; 「辞典」 explains words.
• Related字書じしょWrittenWritten-style word for a dictionary organized by individual characters, such as a kanji dictionary.
• Related漢和かんわWrittenWritten-style short form of 「漢和辞典」, a dictionary defining kanji and kanji compounds in Japanese.
• Related字典じてんNeutralHomophone of 「辞典」 but a dictionary of individual kanji, while 「辞典」 covers words.
• Related辞彙じいWrittenWritten, old-fashioned title word for a book that classifies kanji and discusses their usage.
• Related字林じりんWrittenWritten-style word for a work collecting many kanji, seen mainly in book titles.

For an everyday dictionary, 「辞書」 is the default; 「辞典」 is common in book titles. 「事典」 and 「字典」 are homophones meaning encyclopedia and kanji dictionary. 「字引」 is the old-fashioned colloquial word and 「漢和」 is short for a kanji dictionary; the rest are rare written or title words.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 辞典じてんを「事典じてん・字典じてん」と呼び分よびわけるための表現ひょうげん。