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広辞林 (こうじりん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

広こう辞じ林りん

Meanings

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noun

Kōjirin (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)

work of art, literature, music, etc.

Proper noun referring to a specific Japanese-language dictionary published by Sanseido. Not a common noun.

広こう辞じ林りんは三さん省せい堂どうから出しゅっ版ぱんされた国こく語ご辞じ典てんです。
Kōjirin is a Japanese-language dictionary published by Sanseido.

Written forms

広こう辞じ林りん
Standard modern spelling of the dictionary title.
廣こう辞じ林りん
Old-style kanji spelling (kyūjitai) of the same title; rarely used today.

Kanji

広wide, broad, spacious
辞resign, word, term

林grove, forest

廣broad, wide, spacious

Similar words

広こう辞じ苑えん
Another well-known Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten; often compared with Kōjirin.
大だい辞じ林りん
A larger dictionary also published by Sanseido; Kōjirin is a smaller, more concise version.

Etymology

The title 広辞林 (Kōjirin) is a proper name for a dictionary; it combines 広 (broad) and 辞林 (dictionary forest), suggesting a comprehensive collection of words.