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Meaning of 生き字引き(いきじびき) in Japanese

生き字引き, 生き字引, 生字引
Kana Reading
いきじびき
Romaji
ikijibiki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    walking dictionary or encyclopedia
    Example sentence
    は、いわば生き字引 My father is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.

Examples of 生き字引き, 生き字引, 生字引, いきじびき in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

6 strokes

character, letter, word, section of village

On'Yomi: ジ

Kun'Yomi: あざ, あざな, -な

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

On'Yomi: イン

Kun'Yomi: ひ.く, ひ.き, ひ.き-, -び.き, ひ.ける

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

life, genuine, birth

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: い.きる, い.かす, い.ける, う.まれる, うま.れる, う.まれ, うまれ, う.む, お.う, は.える, は.やす, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う

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