Japanese symbol for “dictionaries”
辞書類
じしょるい
Romaji: jishorui
dictionaries (and similar books)
In Japanese, dictionaries is 辞書類, read じしょるい (jishorui).
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Meanings
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Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辞任 | じにん jinin | resignation (from a position) |
| 辞職 | じしょく jishoku | resignation |
| 辞書 | じしょ jisho | dictionary; lexicon |
| 辞典 | じてん jiten | dictionary; lexicon |
| 辞退 | じたい jitai | declining; refusal; nonacceptance |
| 辞める | やめる yameru | to resign; to retire; to quit |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ bunsho | document; writing; letter |
| 書籍 | しょせき shoseki | book; publication |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.