英和(えいわ)

英和(えいわ) combines 英(えい) (English) and 和(わ) (Japanese) to indicate the direction from English to Japanese. Almost always used as a modifier before another noun.

Common expressions

• 英和(えいわ)辞典(じてん)/辞書(じしょ) (English-Japanese dictionary)
• 英和(えいわ)翻訳(ほんやく) (English-to-Japanese translation)

Dictionary naming pattern

Japanese dictionary names follow the pattern Language ALanguage B = A-to-B direction:

• 英和(えいわ)辞典(じてん): English → Japanese
• 和英(わえい)辞典(じてん): Japanese → English
• 漢和(かんわ)辞典(じてん): kanji → Japanese
• 国語(こくご)辞典(じてん): Japanese → Japanese (monolingual)
• 仏和(ふつわ)辞典(じてん): French → Japanese

Usage

和(わ) in this context means "Japanese" (from 大和(やまと)). It appears in many language-pair terms.