漢かん和わ辞じ典てん

noun

kanji dictionary; Chinese-Japanese character dictionary

A dictionary that explains kanji and kanji compounds in Japanese, often including readings, meanings, and historical forms. The term specifically refers to dictionaries covering both kanji (漢字) and Japanese (和) usage.

• 漢かん和わ辞じ典てんで難むずかしい漢かん字じの意い味みを調しらべた。

  I looked up the meaning of a difficult kanji in a kanji dictionary.

• この漢かん和わ辞じ典てんは収しゅう録ろく字じ数すうが多おおい。

  This kanji dictionary contains a large number of characters.