| The Japanese word | |
辞典 |
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| ziten | じてん | |
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| dictionary (also 辞書) | |
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トムは中日辞典を買った。
tomu wa chūnichi jiten o katta. Tom bought a Chinese-Japanese dictionary. |
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トムは日中辞典を買った。
tomu wa nichi chū jiten o katta. Tom bought a Japanese-Chinese dictionary. |
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この辞典は全12巻です。
kono jiten wa zen ichi ni kan desu. This dictionary has 12 volumes. |
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本棚に英和辞典がありますか。
hondana ni eiwa jiten ga ari masu ka. Is there an English-Japanese dictionary on the bookshelf? |
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初学者にお勧めの西英辞典はありますか。
hatsu gakusha ni o susume no nishi ei jiten wa ari masu ka. Which Spanish-English dictionary would you recommend for beginners? | Are there any Spanish-English dictionaries you recommend for beginners? |
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彼は机の上の英和辞典を取ろうと手を伸ばした。
kare wa tsukue no ue no eiwa jiten o toro u to te o nobashi ta. He reached for an English-Japanese dictionary on the desk. |
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英語を学ぼうとする学生は一冊良い英英辞典を手元に置いておくべきだ。
eigo o manabo u to suru gakusei wa ichi satsu yoi ei ei jiten o temoto ni oi te oku beki da. All students of English should have a good English-English dictionary at hand. |
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TOEICの学習に限らず、英語を学ぶのであれば英和辞典は必携の書の一つでしょう。
TOEIC no gakushū ni kagira zu, eigo o manabu no de are ba eiwa jiten wa hikkei no sho no hitotsu desho u. An English-Japanese dictionary is surely a must have book, not just for those taking TOEIC, but for all studying English. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

