辞林|じりんjirin

1. noundictionary

• Synonym辞典じてんNeutralA general word for a book that collects words and explains them; kept distinct from 「事典」 and 「字典」. Far more common than 「辞林」.
• Synonym字引じびきCasualA colloquial, old-fashioned word for a book you look characters up in; more down-to-earth than 「辞林」.
• SynonymディクショナリNeutralA loanword for dictionary, seen mostly in software and book titles; feels more modern than 「辞林」.
• Synonym辞書じしょNeutralThe everyday default covering dictionaries of all kinds; the word you would normally use instead of 「辞林」.
• Synonymことば典ことばてんNeutralAnother name for 「辞典」, used in speech to make clear you mean a word dictionary rather than 「事典」 or 「字典」.
• SynonymレキシコンWrittenA written-style loanword for lexicon: dictionaries of classical languages such as Greek and Latin, or the vocabulary of a field or person.
• Related事典じてんNeutralAn encyclopedia: it explains things and knowledge, not words, so it cannot replace 「辞林」. It sounds the same as 「辞典」, so people often say 「ことてん」 in speech.
• Related辞彙じいWrittenA rare, written word for a book that classifies kanji words and discusses their usage; not for everyday speech.

「辞林」 is mostly seen in dictionary titles like 「大辞林」. For everyday use say 「辞書」 or 「辞典」; for encyclopedias use 「事典」; 「字引」 is the colloquial, old-fashioned choice.

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

1. 多おおくの言葉ことばを集あつめ、解釈かいしゃくした書籍しょせき。