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参考にする

Reading

Kana: さんこうにする
Romaji: sankounisuru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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1

to refer to; to use as reference

See also: 参考

Kanji

参
Readings: サン、 シン、 まい.る、 まい-、 まじわる、 みつ
Meanings: nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
考
Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え
Meanings: consider, think over

Example Sentences

どの辞書(じしょ)を参考(さんこう)にしたんですか。
➥Which dictionary did you refer to?
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冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)を修理(しゅうり)するなら取扱(とりあつか)い説明書(せつめいしょ)を参考(さんこう)にしなさい。
➥Refer to the instruction manual if you need to fix the refrigerator.
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欧州(おうしゅう)を参考(さんこう)にしつつ、超(ちょう)高齢化(こうれいか)社会(しゃかい)への政策(せいさく)対応(たいおう)、「経済(けいざい)大国(たいこく)」から「生活(せいかつ)大国(たいこく)」への転換(てんかん)を２１世紀(せいき)に向(む)けて日本(にっぽん)はしていかねばならない。
➥Learning lessons from Europe, Japan has to switch its economic-oriented policy to a consumer-conscious one, in order to cope with the coming unprecedented aging society towards the 21st century.
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私(わたし)は批評(ひひょう)を参考(さんこう)にして本(ほん)を読(よ)んだ。
➥I read the book in the light of criticism.
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イギリスにいる間(ま)、私(わたし)はよくそのガイドブックを参考(さんこう)にした。
➥While in England I often consulted the guidebook.
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