漢和辞典

漢和辞典

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漢	和	辞	典
かん Grade: 3	わ Grade: 3	じ Grade: 4	てん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かんわじ​てん [kàńwájíꜜtèǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃ɰᵝa̠ʑitẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

漢和辞典 (hiragana かんわじてん, rōmaji kanwajiten)

1. Chinese–Japanese character dictionary; dictionary of Chinese characters and character compounds with explanations in Japanese

Usage notes

漢 (かん)和 (わ)辞 (じ)典 (てん) (kanwajiten) usually contain Classical or Literary Chinese written forms with pronunciations (or “readings”) in Japanese. Dictionaries of modern Chinese with pronunciations in Mandarin are usually called 中 (ちゅう)日 (にち)辞 (じ)書 (しょ) (chūnichi jisho) or 中 (ちゅう)日 (にち)辞 (じ)典 (てん) (chūnichi jiten) instead.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN