Meaning

Primary

English Japanese

Word Type

noun

Explanation

This is seen on things like dictionaries. When you have an English and Japanese (style) dictionary, for example. You'll see it the other way around too, but this particular one is English Japanese.

Reading

えいわ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 英和を使う

    to use an English-Japanese dictionary

    英和を引く

    to look something up in an English-Japanese dictionary

    英和を見る

    to look in an English-Japanese dictionary

Context Sentences

これ、英和だっけ?

This is English-to-Japanese, right?

ゲ、英和だと思って買ったら、和英だった!

Oh no, I thought it was English-to-Japanese, but it turned out to be Japanese-to-English!

彼女は英和女学院に通っています。

She goes to an English-Japanese Women's Academy.

Kanji Composition