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Type of site | Online dictionary |
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| Available in | Japanese |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Owner | GRAS Group, Inc. |
| URL | weblio.jp |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | January 25, 2006 |
| Current status | Active |
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]
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
- ↑ Japanese Language: Reference: Encyclopedias, University of Washington Libraries
- ↑ Japanese e-resources: Dictionaries, Stanford University libraries
- ↑ "Weblio homepage". Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
