Chinese

Noun

事典

1. encyclopedia

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) じてん [jìtéń] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑitẽ̞ɴ]
• Homophones: 辞典, 字典

Noun

事典 ‎(hiragana じてん, romaji jiten)

1. (literally) subject-book, such as a terminology dictionary, flower book, animal book and encyclopedia, etc.

Derived terms

• 百科事典 (ひゃっかじてん) ‎(hyakka jiten): encyclopedia

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
3. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.