How to say “Japanese dictionary” in Japanese | 国語辞典 (こくごじてん、kokugo jiten)

The Japanese vocabulary「国語辞典 (こくごじてん、kokugo jiten)」means “Japanese dictionary.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	国語辞典
Hiragana	こくごじてん
Romaji Reading	kokugo jiten
English Meaning	Japanese dictionary

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Where is the Japanese dictionary?

Spoken and Non-honorific Language:

Japanese Sentence	国語こくご辞典じてんはどこにある？
Romaji Reading	Kokugo jiten wa doko ni aru?

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	国語辞典はどこにありますか。
Romaji Reading	Kokugo jiten wa doko ni arimasu ka.

We’ll use a Japanese dictionary in class.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	授業じゅぎょうで国語こくご辞典じてんを使つかう。
Romaji Reading	Jugyō de kokugojiten o tsukau.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	授業で国語辞典を使います。
Romaji Reading	Jugyō de kokugojiten o tsukaimasu.

I’ll put a heavy Japanese dictionary in my backpack.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	リュックに重おもい国語こくご辞典じてんを入いれる。
Romaji Reading	Ryukku ni omoi kokugojiten o ireru.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	リュックに重い国語辞典を入れます。
Romaji Reading	Ryukku ni omoi kokugojiten o iremasu.

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