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Japanese-English dictionary
A dictionary that provides English translations and explanations for Japanese words. The counterpart to an English-Japanese dictionary (英和辞典).
和英辞典で調べた。
I looked it up in a Japanese-English dictionary.
英作文を書くときは和英辞典が役に立つ。
A Japanese-English dictionary is useful when writing English compositions.
この和英辞典は用例が豊富で、微妙なニュアンスの違いもよく分かる。
This Japanese-English dictionary is rich in usage examples and helps you understand subtle nuance differences.
Composed of 和 (Japanese), 英 (English), and 辞典 (dictionary). The 和 here is the same prefix seen in 和食 (Japanese food) and 和風 (Japanese style). In the Japanese naming convention for bilingual dictionaries, the source language comes first: 和英 means Japanese-to-English, while 英和 means English-to-Japanese.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 和英辞典を引く: to look up in a J-E dictionary
- 和英辞典で調べる: to check in a J-E dictionary
- 電子和英辞典: electronic J-E dictionary
- オンライン和英辞典: online J-E dictionary
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 英和辞典: English-Japanese dictionary — the reverse direction, used when reading English
- 国語辞典: Japanese-Japanese dictionary — a monolingual dictionary for native speakers
- 辞書: dictionary — the general, everyday word for any dictionary
- 辞典: dictionary — more formal than 辞書, often used in the titles of specific published dictionaries