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Kodansha's Elementary Kanji Dictionary
Edited by Kodansha International
Paperback 576 pages
128 x 182mm 480g
ISBN : 978-4-7700-2752-8 / 4-7700-2752-4
Publish : 11 May, 2001
Price : $33.00 |
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[ About the Book ]
Whether full-time students, business people, or casual readers, all have felt the need for a compact, up-to-date, practical kanji dictionary. Something that would fit into a shoulderbag or briefcase, could be taken to class, or would sit unobtrusively on a desktop. Kodansha's Elementary Kanji Dictionary is precisely that dictionary, designed specifically to meet the needs of the modern man and woman. It includes all 1,006 Shin-kyoiku Kanji, the core kanji taught to all Japanese elementary school students. Knowing these kanji, the student can recognize over ninety-percent of Chinese characters appearing in the daily press.
And that is not all. Kodansha's Elementary Kanji Dictionary also features some 10,000 kanji compounds, both those with Chinese readings (on-yomi) and those with Japanese readings (kun-yomi). These compounds have been selected for practicality, usefulness, and timeliness. The living language has received exclusive priority.
For those who want to write kanji, the stroke order of each and every character has been duly noted. But more important, Kodansha's Elementary Kanji Dictionary does its utmost to help the reader to locate the needed character. Aside from the traditional radical chart on the back endpaper, there are three invaluable indices appended to this volume. The first is by the reading of the kanji, either Japanese (kun) or Chinese (on). The second is by radical, but not by traditional radical alone. Also included are variants and near-misses, directing the reader precisely to the right page. The third is by stroke number—if all else fails, count the strokes and track the character down.
With a copy of Kodansha's Elementary Kanji Dictionary close at hand—with its definitions, stroke order, Chinese compounds, Japanese compounds, three helpful indices—the life of the typical student of Japanese should take a decided turn for the better.
FEATURES- Complete guide to 1,006 Shin-kyoiku Kanji
- Over 10,000 common compounds
- Three indices for finding kanji
- Functional, up-to-date, timely
Previously published as Kodansha's Pocket Kanji Guide.
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