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Japanese Idioms (Barron's Idioms) Paperback – January 1, 1996

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  • Series: Barron's Idioms
  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (January 1, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0812090454
  • ISBN-13: 978-0812090451
  • Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 3.8 x 6.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Great resource but not for studying idioms
By D. Gilbert on March 30, 2006
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Right on the front of the book, Japanese Idioms says it has over 2000 commonly used idioms. There's no doubt about the amount of idioms. This book is packed solid. What can be questioned is the "commonly used" part. I ran some of the idioms at random to my Japanese friends. Half the time they either shrugged or just laughed at how antiquated the idiom is.

The book isn't one that you can use to just study idioms since there's a good chance that the idiom you spent so much time learning is useless. However, it should be used as a great reference guide to look up an idiom that you heard or read elsewhere. Even more practical is that you can learn a lot of vocabulary.

The book is more like a dictionary than a textbook. Few people would study Japanese by picking up a dictionary and start reading. It can be fun to just browse and maybe learn a few new words. But as a book for learning idioms, I would have preferred fewer idioms that can actually be used without looking like a fool.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A high quality trove of info at a great price.
By Mujina on January 20, 2004
Format: Paperback
Barron's really hit one out of the park with this volume of idiomatic Japanese expressions. Carol and Nobuo Akiyama have not just thrown together a long list of arbitrary phrases. They have assembled a huge collection of idioms, (over 2000), carefully organized them alphabetically by the key component word of each phrase, (all the expressions whose key word is "voice" are found together, etc.), and each phrase has a direct literal translation as well as a figurative translation. Each idiom is also accompanied by an example sentence to demonstrate how the phrase is used. These sentences are also great sources for vocabulary words that you can be sure are still in contemporary use.
The key words, the idioms themselves, and the example sentences are all written in Japanese kanji and kana as well as in Roman letters. This makes this book much more accessible to any native Japanese who may be helping you with your studies. The authors have included a fundamental pronunciation guide as well as a convenient English to Japanese index. If you are looking for an idiom to express the idea of "embarrassment" look up that word in the index and they will have the page listed for the phrase or phrases that match up best with that word.
The book itself is compact with almost no wasted space. Too often I have come across various Japanese texts and guidebooks that have entirely too much blank page, maybe from extremely poor editing or perhaps a thinly veiled attempt to inflate their page numbers with something other than actual content. This volume however is packed to the seams with useful material. Though the book is paperback it comes with a snugly fit dust jacket so it can hold up really well to repeated handling. Highly recommended.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Have fun with Japanese
By John Rayner on April 5, 2000
Format: Paperback
Getting bogged down with grammar? Then this books for you. A great way to add some fun to your japanese study, this book presents japanese idioms clearly and precisely. The idioms are easy to look up and written both in kanji and romanji, complete with examples of usage in everyday conversation. Relevant for beginner to advanced level students.
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