和 英 辞 典(わえいじてん)

わえいじてん

noun

Japanese-English dictionary

1. 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(えいわじてん)).

和英辞典(わえいじてん)で調(しら)べた。

I looked it up in a Japanese-English dictionary.

英作文(えいさくぶん)を書(か)くときは和英辞典(わえいじてん)が役(やく)に立(た)つ。

A Japanese-English dictionary is useful when writing English compositions.

この和英辞典(わえいじてん)は用例(ようれい)が豊富(ほうふ)で、微妙(びみょう)なニュアンスの違(ちが)いもよく分(わ)かる。

This Japanese-English dictionary is rich in usage examples and helps you understand subtle nuance differences.

Composed of 和(わ) (Japanese), 英(えい) (English), and 辞典(じてん) (dictionary). The 和(わ) here is the same prefix seen in 和食(わしょく) (Japanese food) and 和風(わふう) (Japanese style). In the Japanese naming convention for bilingual dictionaries, the source language comes first: 和英(わえい) means Japanese-to-English, while 英和(えいわ) means English-to-Japanese.

Common collocations

和英辞典(わえいじてん)を引(ひ)く: to look up in a J-E dictionary
和英辞典(わえいじてん)で調(しら)べる: to check in a J-E dictionary
電子(でんし)和英辞典(わえいじてん): electronic J-E dictionary
オンライン和英辞典(わえいじてん): online J-E dictionary

Similar words

英和辞典(えいわじてん): English-Japanese dictionary — the reverse direction, used when reading English
国語辞典(こくごじてん): Japanese-Japanese dictionary — a monolingual dictionary for native speakers
辞書(じしょ): dictionary — the general, everyday word for any dictionary
辞典(じてん): dictionary — more formal than 辞書(じしょ), often used in the titles of specific published dictionaries

Related Words

Compare: 英和辞典(えいわじてん) (English-Japanese dictionary)

Compare: 国語辞典(こくごじてん) (Japanese-Japanese dictionary)

Compare: 辞書(じしょ) (dictionary)

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Added 2026.4.20 20:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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