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PublisherKodansha America, Incorporated

ISBN-101568366256

ISBN-139781568366258

eBay Product ID (ePID)7057260504

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Number of Pages1248 Pages

Publication NameKodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary : Revised and Expanded: 2nd Edition

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

SubjectDictionaries, Multi-Language Dictionaries, Japanese, Linguistics / General

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorJack Halpern

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.7 in

Item Weight32.9 Oz

Item Length7.2 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Up-to-date, reliable, and easy to use ... this beautifully designed dictionary meets the needs of a wide range of Japanese language learners."--Y.-H. Tohsaku, President, American Association of Teachers of Japanese "A must for those who wish to overcome the obstacles posed by the study of kanji ... an excellent tool that allows even beginners to look up kanji with ease."--Akito Ozaki, President, The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal495.6321

SynopsisA revised, expanded edition of the best-selling Japanese-English character dictionary--the 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 entries --772 more than in the first edition--reflecting 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 Kodansha's Kanji Learner's Dictionary is the most powerful kanji-learning tool ever devised., With The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary: Revised and Expanded, learners finally have at their fingertips accurate and in-depth information on all the kanji prescribed by the Japanese government. In all, 3,002 characters 772 more than in the first edition fill its pages, making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of its kind. The main goal of the dictionary is to give the learner instant access to a wealth of useful information on kanji, including their meanings, readings, stroke order, and usage in compounds.

LC Classification NumberPL679.K569 2022