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The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary | 
 enlarge | Author: Jack Halpern
Publisher: Kodansha International
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 1060
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Dimensions (in): 7 x 5.1 x 1.7
ISBN: 4770028555
Dewey Decimal Number: 495
EAN: 9784770028556
ASIN: 4770028555
Publication Date: February 1, 2002
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Product Description
The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary answers the urgent need for an easy-to-use kanji dictionary compact enough to be easily carried around, yet detailed enough to satisfy the practical needs of the beginning and intermediate learner.
Its basic goal is to give the learner a thorough understanding of kanji by providing instant access to a wealth of useful information on the meanings, readings, and compounds. Normally, the learner must memorize numerous compounds as unrelated units. A unique feature of this dictionary that overcomes this difficulty is the core meaning, a concise keyword that defines the dominant sense of each character, followed by detailed character meanings and numerous compounds that clearly show how thousands of building blocks are combined to form countless compound words.
Another unique feature is the System of Kanji Indexing by Patterns (SKIP), an indexing system that enables the user to locate characters as quickly and as accurately as in alphabetical dictionaries.
Modern linguistic theory has been effectively integrated with sophisticated information technology to produce the most useful kanji learner's dictionary ever compiled. For the first time, learners have at their fingertips a wealth of information that is linguistically accurate, easy to use, and carefully adapted to their practical needs.
FEATURES
o 2,230 entry characters, including all the kanji in the Joyo and Jinmei Kanji lists
o 41,000 senses for 31,300 words and word elements show how each character contributes to the meanings of compounds
o 1,200 homophones with core meanings explain differences between closely related characters
o 386 variant forms used in prewar literature and in names
o 1,945 stroke order diagrams show you how to write each kanji stroke by stroke
o 7,200 character readings, including name readings
o Over 2,000 cross-references and five appendixes give instant access to a mass of useful reference data
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 The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary December 27, 2008
Carolina Sus Bolton (Argentina)
This book is very useful for beginners who try to understand the different Kanji.
I think the methodology used in this book is very clear.
Regarding to the service delivered by Amazon was excellent.
The book has arrived on time and in right conditions.
The best Kanji dictionary for learners December 27, 2008
twb
This is by far the best kanji dictionary I have found. There are multiple easy methods for looking up the kanji, and it conveniently includes the most statistically common kanji found in Japanese newspapers, all of the Joyo kanji, and all of the official kanji for names. In all, 2,230 kanji. The dictionary is so comprehensive, it is not restricted to beginners. But the lookup methods are ideal for beginners. Traditional lookup methods assume a higher degree of familiarity with kanji than most beginners will have, but the methods in this dictionary are quick to learn. But the traditional methods can also be used.
I only really have one nitpick: the pronunciations for the kanji are written in Romaji, not in kana. For most people, that is a nice feature. But people taking Japanese classes usually learn the kana, and continuing to use the kana is the best way to remember them. Besides, if someone has enough knowledge of Japanese to need this dictionary, they probably already know the kana and the Romaji is not necessary.
Also, I wish the dust jacket wouldn't slide around so much. A hardcover version would be really nice. This softcover is going to be used until it falls apart.
Overall, if you are a learner of Japanese, you can't go wrong with this, and I doubt there is a better choice.
 Best Kanji dictionary I seen so far December 16, 2008
Humphrey D. Lena (Ken_Stryfe)
This book has all the kanji's and steps to write them. Once you learn the different ways to look it up, its almost impossible not to find the kanji your looking for. Its only down fall is that if you were looking for a kanji that was connected to a word of one of the kanjis your found, it doesnt tell you what page that kanji would be on, rather you have to start from scratch to find it that kanji. Its definitely worth it for those who are determined to learn japanese. recommended for intermediate to advance.
Great book October 13, 2008
Mariya Vankovych
it is great dictionary, easy to use. Have a lot of compound words and wide range of examples.
Very good for looking up unknown kanji, but... September 16, 2008
Bethany A. Whalen (Florida, USA)
Well, this is basically the first kanji dictionary I have ever had that allowed me to just look up a random character I found by just knowing the pattern of the character (without knowing meaning or hiragana equivalent). This approach is definitely useful for looking up unknown kanji characters as long as you know the pattern of the character. The uses of the character and its possible compounds are pretty through for as compact of a dictionary as it is. However, what I think it desperately needs is a way to also do reverse look up (i.e. I know a particular word or phrase is usually written in kanji and need to find the kanji for it or perhaps I just want to learn a kanji for a particular English word).
Either way, I still think that this dictionary is very helpful for its 'System of Kanji Indexing by Patterns' alone.
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