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類語辞典 (ruigojiten) Japanese meaning: thesaurus | Kotomora

類るい語ご辞じ典てん

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Meanings

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thesaurus; dictionary of synonyms

A reference book that lists words grouped by meaning, providing synonyms and related expressions.

文ぶん章しょうを書かくときは、類るい語ご辞じ典てんを引ひく

と

表ひょう

現げん

の

幅はば

が

広ひろ

がる

。

When writing, consulting a thesaurus broadens your range of expression.

Kanji

類sort, kind, variety
語word, speech, language
辞resign, word, term
典code, ceremony, law

Related words

シソーラス
類語辞典 is the native Japanese term for a thesaurus, while シソーラス is the loanword often used in library‑science or computing contexts and can also mean a controlled vocabulary for information retrieval.

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類るい語ご+辞じ典てん

Etymology

Compound of 類語 (ruigo, 'synonym') and 辞典 (jiten, 'dictionary').