参さん照しょう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

reference; consultation; comparison

General use for looking up or consulting a source, such as a dictionary, document, or footnote, and for comparing information.

詳くわしくは注ちゅう釈しゃくを参さん照しょうしてください。
For details, please refer to the footnotes.
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参さん

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I looked up the meaning by consulting a dictionary.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

browse; navigate

computing

Computing use for browsing to a file, folder, or location in a file system.

保ほ存ぞん先さきのフォルダを参さん照しょうしてください。
Please browse to the destination folder.

Kanji

参nonplussed, three (in documents), going
照illuminate, shine, compare

Similar words

参さん考こう
参考 is used for information that serves as a reference or guide for one's own thinking or decision, while 参照 is more about directly looking up or consulting a specific source.
引いん用よう
引用 means quoting or citing a source verbatim, whereas 参照 is broader and includes consulting or referring to a source without necessarily quoting it.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 参 (to visit, consult) and 照 (to illuminate, compare). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of referring to or consulting a source.