漢和辞典

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漢	和	辞	典
かん Grade: 3	わ Grade: 3	じ Grade: 4	てん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
漢和辭典 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 漢和 (“Chinese-Japanese”) +‎ 辞典 (“dictionary”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんわじてん [kàńwájíꜜtèǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃β̞a̠ʑitẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

漢(かん)和(わ)辞(じ)典(てん) • (kanwajiten) 

1. Chinese–Japanese character dictionary; dictionary of Chinese characters and character compounds with explanations in Japanese

Usage notes

漢(かん)和(わ)辞(じ)典(てん) (kanwajiten) usually contain Classical or Literary Chinese written forms with pronunciations (or “readings”) in Japanese. Dictionaries of modern Chinese with pronunciations in Mandarin are usually called 中(ちゅう)日(にち)辞(じ)書(しょ) (chūnichi jisho) or 中(ちゅう)日(にち)辞(じ)典(てん) (chūnichi jiten) instead.