Japanese

じしょ
Meaning: dictionary
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

辞
書

Example sentences

Since there was a word I didn't know, I looked it up in a dictionary and checked its meaning.
辞書で単語の意味を調べる。
I look up the meaning of words in the dictionary.
辞書を引いて、言葉の意味を調べた。
I looked up the word in the dictionary to check its meaning.
彼は、いわば歩く辞書だ。
He is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
この語の意味を辞書で調べた。
I looked up the meaning of this word in a dictionary.
この辞書の新版は来年発売される。
The new edition of this dictionary will be released next year.
彼はいつも辞書を持ち歩いている。
He is always carrying a dictionary with him.
この辞書では、「愛」という言葉をどう定義していますか?
How does this dictionary define the word 'love'?
この辞書には一万語以上の単語が収録されている。
This dictionary contains more than ten thousand words.
この辞書は使い込んでぼろぼろになった。
This dictionary became tattered from heavy use.

Usage Notes

A book or electronic resource that lists words and their meanings.

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