Год издания: 1979

The Modern Readers Japanese-English Character Dictionary - second revised edition Словарь издан в Японии.1110 страниц. The Modern Readers Japanese-English Character Dictionary - second revised edition - by Andrew N. Nelson - hard cover - 1,109 - isbn 0-8048-0408-7 Printed in Japan. As the dust cover reads - by scholarly consensus - the first really practical, completely up-to-date, and authoritative dictionary in its field in almost 50 years - a genuine boon to all English-speaking students of written Japanese. Special features of this dictionary: Lists about 5,000 carefully selected characters with their 10,000 odd current readings and almost 70,000 compounds in current use, all with concise English definitions. Scientifically arranged by a logical extension of the traditional radical system so as to make the finding of a given character almost fool-proof, saving hours of time. Makes provision for quickly finding characters either in their traditional or their modern and often greatly altered forms, thus serving for both prewar and postwar literature. Includes 14 invaluable appendics giving (1) instructions for the most efficient use of the dictionary, (2) discussions of the written language in general and particularly of its recent and far-reaching official modifications, and (3) much helpful information that readers in Oriental fields have heretofore had to search for in many different places. Contains an on-kun index (appendix 14) which makes it not only a readers diction but also a writters dictionary.