Vocabulary

What does 参考 (さんこう, sankou) mean?

参考 (さんこう, sankou) means reference, reference material.

Quick facts
Readingさんこう
Romajisankou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
さんこう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsankou

reference, reference material

  1. 1noun reference; consultation

Example sentences

  • I used this book as a reference.

  • Your opinion was very helpful as a reference.

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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.

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