事典

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[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
事	典

[edit] Noun

事典 (hiragana じてん, romaji jiten)

1. (literally) subject-book, such as a terminology dictionary, flower book, animal book and encyclopedia, etc.

[edit] Derived terms

• 百科事典 (ひゃっかじてん, hyakkajiten), “‘encyclopedia’”)