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Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary is a Kodansha International publication.
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Helpern is a Kodansha International author.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Arrrgh, Romanji!!,
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This review is from: Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary (Paperback)
The extensive use of Romanji (Japanese words written using English/Roman characters, i.e. romanized Japanese) ruins it for any serious student of the language. If you just want to speak it and use it out of necessity, fine, but if you want to embrace and absorb the Japanese language, you are going to need to learn hiragana/katakana first (try Heisig's book Remembering the Hiragana). If you already know hiragana/katakana, then why are you bothering with romanji? Get a Kanji dictionary that doesn't have Romanji instead. Try Kodansha's Furigana dictionaries (they use hiragana/katakana to show you pronounciation instead of romanji). I know I sound like a fuddy-duddy and you're getting angry at me, but TRUST ME, if you avoid romanji while learning Japanese, it will save you so much blood, sweat and tears! You will thank me, I SWEAR it!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Effective and Aesthetic,
By Polyglot (cambridge, ma) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary (Paperback)
It was a real pleasure to receive this huge, beautiful book printed on luscious paper with appealing fonts and even color ink. The people who put this together clearly understand the essential aesthetic value of the Japanese language, something which pedants such as Eleanor Jorden have failed altogether to grasp. Why should the study of Japanese be dry and ugly? Why shouldn't we enjoy using a book while learning from it as well? In general, I have found that the Kodanshi books tend to share this aesthetic approach. I could spend the rest of my life perusing this fascinating text. Highly recommended.
5.0 out of 5 stars
What more can I ad...you need this book,
By Scott E Mantooth "Scott Mantooth" (Knoxville TN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary (Paperback)
If you know(or have read) anything about Jack Halpern it is obvious why this book now exists. The man speaks several languages (fluently, I might add)and is a prefectionist, hence the ease at which you can make use of this dictionary (Well, it does take some getting used to, but it's worth the effort).
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