字じ書しょ

noun

kanji dictionary; Chinese character dictionary

A dictionary focused on Chinese characters (kanji), explaining their readings, meanings, and often stroke order. Distinct from a general word dictionary.

• この字じ書しょは漢かん字じの成なり立たちも詳くわしく説せつ明めいしている。

  This kanji dictionary also explains the origins of the characters in detail.

noun

dictionary

A broader sense, used synonymously with 辞書 (じしょ). In modern Japanese, 辞書 is far more common for a general dictionary; 字書 can sound slightly old-fashioned or formal.

See also: 辞書

• わからない言こと葉ばがあったら字じ書しょを引ひいてください。

  If there's a word you don't understand, please look it up in a dictionary.