"事典" meaning in Japanese

See 事典 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑitẽ̞ɴ], [ko̞to̞tẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 事典 [canonical] (ruby: (), (てん)), 事典 [canonical] (ruby: (こと), (てん)), jiten [romanization], kototen [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|じてん|ことてん}} 事(じ)典(てん) or 事(こと)典(てん) • (jiten or kototen)
  1. (literally) subject-book, such as a terminology dictionary, flower book, animal book and encyclopedia, etc. Tags: literally Categories (topical): Dictionaries Derived forms: 百科事典 (hyakka jiten) (ruby: 百科事典(ひゃっかじてん)) (english: encyclopedia)
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "事典",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "事",
          "じ"
        ],
        [
          "典",
          "てん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "事典",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "事",
          "こと"
        ],
        [
          "典",
          "てん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jiten",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kototen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "じてん",
        "2": "ことてん"
      },
      "expansion": "事(じ)典(てん) or 事(こと)典(てん) • (jiten or kototen)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Dictionaries",
          "orig": "ja:Dictionaries",
          "parents": [
            "Lexicography",
            "Reference works",
            "Linguistics",
            "Books",
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Literature",
            "Mass media",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "Culture",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
            "Media",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "encyclopedia",
          "roman": "hyakka jiten",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "百科事典",
              "ひゃっかじてん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "百科事典"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "subject-book, such as a terminology dictionary, flower book, animal book and encyclopedia, etc."
      ],
      "id": "en-事典-ja-noun-NOAfvuz5",
      "links": [
        [
          "subject",
          "subject"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ],
        [
          "encyclopedia",
          "encyclopedia"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) subject-book, such as a terminology dictionary, flower book, animal book and encyclopedia, etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "じてん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʑitẽ̞ɴ]"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "辞典"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "字典"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞to̞tẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "事典"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "encyclopedia",
      "roman": "hyakka jiten",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "百科事典",
          "ひゃっかじてん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "百科事典"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "事典",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "事",
          "じ"
        ],
        [
          "典",
          "てん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "事典",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "事",
          "こと"
        ],
        [
          "典",
          "てん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jiten",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kototen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "じてん",
        "2": "ことてん"
      },
      "expansion": "事(じ)典(てん) or 事(こと)典(てん) • (jiten or kototen)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese nouns",
        "Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
        "Japanese terms with homophones",
        "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ja:Dictionaries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "subject-book, such as a terminology dictionary, flower book, animal book and encyclopedia, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "subject",
          "subject"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ],
        [
          "encyclopedia",
          "encyclopedia"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) subject-book, such as a terminology dictionary, flower book, animal book and encyclopedia, etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "じてん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʑitẽ̞ɴ]"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "辞典"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "字典"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞to̞tẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "事典"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 事典 meaning in Japanese (1.8kB)

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  "title": "事典",
  "trace": ""
}

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