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What does 参照 (さんしょう, sanshou) mean?

参照 (さんしょう, sanshou) means reference, cross-reference.

Quick facts
Readingさんしょう
Romajisanshou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
さんしょう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsanshou

reference, cross-reference

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive browsing (to a file or folder)

Example sentences

  • I translate while consulting a dictionary.

  • Please refer to the materials for details.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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