字典

Etymology
First used in the name of the .

Noun

 * 1) dictionary of Chinese characters; Han character dictionary
 * 2)  dictionary an associative array; a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key
 * 3)  dictionary a set of text strings such as passwords
 * 1)  dictionary an associative array; a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key
 * 2)  dictionary a set of text strings such as passwords

Usage notes
When used to refer to a Chinese dictionary, a might only include definitions for Chinese characters, while a  will include definitions of multi-character words as well.

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Noun

 * 1) dictionary of kanji; Han character dictionary

Usage notes
The reading is used for distinguishing from  and.