辞書(じしょ)

じしょ
noun
dictionary
toollanguage
1. dictionary
A reference book or digital resource listing words and their meanings, often with translations or detailed explanations.
辞書(じしょ)で意味(いみ)を調(しら)べる。
Look up the meaning in a dictionary.
新(あたら)しい辞書(じしょ)を買(か)った。
I bought a new dictionary.
和英(わえい)辞書(じしょ)を使(つか)って翻訳(ほんやく)する。
Translate using a Japanese-English dictionary.
辞書(じしょ)を引(ひ)く習慣(しゅうかん)をつけよう。
Let's make a habit of looking things up in the dictionary.
分(わ)からない言葉(ことば)があったら、まず辞書(じしょ)で調(しら)べてから先生(せんせい)に聞(き)くようにしている。
When there's a word I don't know, I make a point of looking it up in the dictionary first before asking the teacher.

辞書(じしょ) is a compound: 辞(じ) (words) + 書(しょ) (book).

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Usage

辞書(じしょ) and 辞典(じてん) are often interchangeable, though 辞典(じてん) is slightly more formal and common in book titles. Do not confuse it with 事典(じてん) (encyclopedia), which has the same reading.

Related Words

Synonym: 辞典(じてん) (dictionary (reference))
Related: 教科書(きょうかしょ) (textbook)
Related: 百科事典(ひゃっかじてん) (encyclopedia)
Compare: 事典(じてん) (encyclopedia)
Compare: 用語集(ようごしゅう) (glossary)
Compare: 国語辞典(こくごじてん) (Japanese dictionary (Japanese-Japanese))
Compare: 和英辞典(わえいじてん) (Japanese-English dictionary)
Related: 見出(みだ)し語(ご) (headword)
Compare: 文法書(ぶんぽうしょ) (grammar book)
Compare: 字引(じびき) (dictionary)
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Added 2026.1.16 8:13 · Revised 2026.10.10 22:04
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