Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary

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A revised, expanded edition of the best-selling Japanese-English character dictionarythe most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of its kind, with over 3,000 characters

Japanese language learners now have instant access to a wealth of accurate and in-depth information on kanji, including their meanings, readings, stroke order, and usage in compounds.

Includes the System of Kanji Indexing by Patterns (SKIP), a revolutionary indexing system that has gained widespread popularity because it enables the user to locate characters as quickly and as accurately as in alphabetical dictionaries.

Features include:

  • 3,002 kanji entries772 more than in the first editionreflecting recent changes in the government-prescribed Joyo and Jinmei Kanji lists
  • Includes latest 2020 revision of Education Kanji from 1006 to 1026
  • Readings shown in kana instead of romanized Japanese
  • Core meaning keywords that define the dominant sense of each kanji, followed by character meanings, or specific senses the kanji can have when used in the living language
  • Thousands more compounds and other usage examples
  • Expanded coverage of name readings
    Gives alternative forms of kanji when more than one is considered acceptable according to the most recent Joyo Kanji specifications

  • Cross-references to entries in The Kodansha Kanji Dictionary, a revised and expanded edition of the New Japanese-English Character Dictionary

    Kodanshas Kanji Learners Dictionary is the most powerful kanji-learning tool ever devised.

  • Product ID: 506463
    ISBN: 9781568366258
    Categories: Dictionary
    Supporting language: Japanese
    Platforms/media types: Printed Matter
    Specifications: Cloth back, 1248 pages
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