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Unexcelled as a dictionary of basic Sino-Japanese characters. Extremely easy to use. -Japan Society This is the utmost classic and well regarded standard Japanese Kanji Dictionary available today. The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary is a complete revision of The Original Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary, published by Charles E. Tuttle Company in 1962. Long the foremost Japanese-English character dictionary, adopted by Japanese-study programs around the world and used at all levels of Japanese language study, the Nelson, as it is familiarly called, has been enhanced in this edition with several fundamental changes. The Universal Radical Index, an significant advance on the traditional character indices, has been created as a handy appendix that enables users to search for any main-entry character's reference number in Morohashi's Dai Kanwa Jiten. Over 1,200 characters have been added and more than 2,000 new on-kun entries included. Definitions have been modernized to reflect current usage and translation. This revised edition is updated with additional characters, contemporary definitions, and an innovative radical index system and sets new standards of excellence, easy-of-use, and reliability for Japanese language reference tools. This edition keeps pace with the evolution of the Japanese language and remains an indispensable tool for students and scholars of JapaneseProduct Identifiers
PublisherTuttle Publishing
ISBN-139780804820363
eBay Product ID (ePID)87291992
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Book TitleThe New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary
AuthorAndrew N. Nelson, John H. Haig
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1997
Number of Pages1616 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height229mm
Item Width152mm
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Title_AuthorAndrew N. Nelson, John H. Haig
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States