字じ引びき

noun

dictionary

A somewhat older or more casual word for a dictionary, especially a Japanese-language dictionary. Often used in compound words like 国語字引 (Japanese dictionary) or 漢和字引 (Kanji-Japanese dictionary). In modern Japanese, 辞書 (じしょ) is more common.

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、漢かん字じを調しらべるのに字じ引びきを使つかっていた。

  When I was a child, I used a dictionary to look up kanji.

• この字じ引びきは古ふるいけど、まだ役やくに立たつ。

  This dictionary is old, but it's still useful.