Weblio

Weblio is a free integrated bilingual dictionary website and online encyclopedia for Japanese-speaking sites operated by the GRAS Group, Inc. (GRASグループ株式会社), formerly known as the Weblio Corporation (ウェブリオ株式会社).[1] Weblio can perform a bulk search on a variety of dictionaries, encyclopedias and glossaries, and return results. The dictionary facility includes Kenkyūsha's New Japanese-English Dictionary and 70 other Japanese–English and English–Japanese dictionaries with 4,160,000 English words and 4,730,000 Japanese words.[2] As of January 20, 2016, a total of 665 dictionaries, encyclopedias and glossary sites can be searched in full.[3]

Weblio
Type of site
Online dictionary
Available inJapanese
Country of originJapan
OwnerGRAS Group, Inc.
URLweblio.jp
CommercialYes
LaunchedJanuary 25, 2006 (2006-01-25)
Current statusActive

History

Beta testing began on December 12, 2005,[4] and the site began to formally provide services searching 11 different dictionaries and encyclopedias on January 25, the following year.[5]

References
  1. Japanese Language: Reference: Encyclopedias, University of Washington Libraries
  2. Japanese e-resources: Dictionaries, Stanford University libraries
  3. "Weblio homepage". Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  4. "プレスリリース オンライン百科事典「Weblio:ウェブリオ」のベータ版をオープン" [Weblio opens beta version] (press release). Weblio. 2005-12-12. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  5. "プレスリリース オンライン百科事典「Weblio:ウェブリオ」を正式オープン" [Weblio officially open] (press release). Weblio. 2006-01-25. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
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