和 英(わえい)

わえい

noun

Japanese-English; Japanese to English

1. Japanese-English; Japanese to English

Relating to translation or conversion from Japanese to English.

和英(わえい)辞書(じしょ)を引(ひ)く。

To look up a Japanese-English dictionary.

和英(わえい)辞典(じてん)で調(しら)べる。

To look it up in a Japanese-English dictionary.

オンラインの和英(わえい)辞書(じしょ)を使(つか)う。

To use an online Japanese-English dictionary.

和英(わえい)翻訳(ほんやく)を依頼(いらい)した。

I requested a Japanese-to-English translation.

この和英(わえい)辞典(じてん)は例文(れいぶん)が多(おお)くて使(つか)いやすい。

This Japanese-English dictionary has many example sentences and is easy to use.

和英(わえい) combines 和 (Japanese) + 英 (English) to indicate the Japanese-to-English direction. Used primarily as a prefix.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

和英(わえい)辞典(じてん)/辞書(じしょ): Japanese-English dictionary
和英(わえい)翻訳(ほんやく): Japanese-to-English translation

CONTRAST:

英和(えいわ): English-to-Japanese (reverse direction)
和英(わえい)辞典(じてん): for looking up Japanese words to find English equivalents
英和(えいわ)辞典(じてん): for looking up English words to find Japanese equivalents

PATTERN:

The 和〜 prefix means "Japanese" in many compound words:

和食(わしょく): Japanese food
和風(わふう): Japanese style
和室(わしつ): Japanese-style room

Related Words

Contrast: 英和(えいわ) (English-Japanese)

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Added 2026.1.16 12:32 · Revised 2026.6.5 22:10

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