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By ZK
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The best Japanese-English, English-Japanese dictionary out there. A must have for Japanese Language learners. Nicely structured and presented. Easy to use.
By Gregory John
Format:Hardcover
This is the dictionary for those who wish to seriously study Japanese with as little Romanji as possible. The sorting by hiragana/katakana is perfect for forcing the early student (like myself) to work strictly with the kana and as little as possible with Romanji. I can't speak for more advanced students... but I'm sure they already have a favorite dictionary. For kanji look-up, I'd suggest NTC's New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (ISBN: 0844284343).
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By gozen
Format:Hardcover
I was taken aback when I opened up this dictionary: it's organized by the Japanese kana system (a-i-u-e-o) rather than by the roman-ji ABC, so it certainly is not for the beginning student. However, any student advanced enough to look up a Japanese word in its kana version is not going to be satisfied with this volume. There aren't that many entries, the definitions and kanji versions of each word are not that comprehensive, and the typeface is so fine it requires a good magnifying glass (or a well-trained squint) to read. The problem, I suspect, is that this book is actually a translation of a dictionary written for "juniors," elementary school-aged students. The vocabulary level is too simple for the older or adult student. If you're looking for a real Japanese-English dictionary to invest in, try NTC's New Japanese-English Character Dictionary, edited by the witty, erudite Jack Halpern.
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A Worthwhile Investment
For those of you studying Japanese as a second language, I'd have to say that a good dictionary is absolutely priceless, and Kodansha's Furigana dictionary is one of the best. Read more
Published on May 6 2009 by Trang T. Ly
5.0 out of 5 stars
Extremely useful
I bought this dictionary not knowing what to expect. However, the very first time I used it I knew I had made an excellent buy. Read more
Published on May 5 2004 by isala
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't even begin to learn Japanese without it
Any learner of Japanese needs a decent furigana dictionary. Kodansha is in the business of publishing the best Japanese learning aids available, and it only makes sense that... Read more
Published on Feb 3 2004 by Zack Davisson
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good for beginners, frustrating for more advanced users.
This book is no doubt an excellent dictionary for beginning or intermediate students of Japanese; it provides good examples of usage for most entries. Read more
Published on Jan 26 2004 by madjungleflava
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy this book and things will begin to click.
I think this handsome volume is ideal for advanced beginner/intermediate Japanese student (I myself am in this category). Read more
Published on Nov 21 2003 by Daniel C. Wilcock
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful dictionary for those in the intermediate years
I have found this dictionary extremely useful as an intermediate Japanese student.
Published on Nov 8 2003
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth it.
This dictionary sux. Frustratingly few entries, even lacking a lot of basic vocabulary, really rather useless. You'll outgrow it very quickly. Read more
Published on Oct 18 2003
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great, but terrible
I was rather disappointed with this book for how much it costs.
All entries are VERY detailed, giving great care to example sentences and explanations. Read more
All entries are VERY detailed, giving great care to example sentences and explanations. Read more
Published on Sep 24 2003 by Ryan Emrich
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good writing companion for early intermediate students.
While many people bemoan it's (granted) limited vocabulary, the one thing that made me jump on this dictionary the moment I saw it is its inclusion of particle usage and examples... Read more
Published on Jan 18 2003 by jammkat
3.0 out of 5 stars
full of mistakes
This book contains many typos and outright mistakes. I don't remember there being so many in the old Kodansha romaji dictionaries. Read more
Published on Oct 13 2002
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