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和英辞典 (わえいじてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

和わ英えい辞じ典てん

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Meanings

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Japanese-English dictionary

A dictionary that translates Japanese words into English. Common in language learning contexts.

和わ英えい辞じ典てんで単たん語ごの意い味みを調しらべた

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I looked up the meaning of the word in a Japanese-English dictionary.

Kanji

和harmony, Japanese style, peace
英England, English, hero
辞resign, word, term
典code, ceremony, law

Related words

和わ英えいN2
和英 is the everyday shorthand used in speech and casual writing, while 和英辞典 is the full, formal term for the same Japanese-English dictionary.

Don't confuse with

国こく語ご辞じ典てん
和英辞典 is a bilingual Japanese-English dictionary, while 国語辞典 explains Japanese words entirely in Japanese.

Etymology

Compound of 和 (wa, 'Japanese') + 英 (ei, 'English') + 辞典 (jiten, 'dictionary').