Martin's Pocket Dictionary: English-Japanese Japanese-English [Paperback]

Samuel E. Martin (Author)

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About the Author

Samuel E. Martin received his undergraduate and master's degree in Oriental languages from the University of California at Berkeley and his Ph.D. in linguistics from Yale University. At Yale he has served as chairman of the Department of East and South Asian Languages and Literatures, and the Department of Linguistics. He is the author of numerous books and papers on Japanese and Korean, including the definitive A Reference Grammar of Japanese and A Reference Grammar of Korean.

Product Details

• Paperback: 744 pages
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing; Bilingual edition (December 15, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804815887
• ISBN-13: 978-0804815888
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,954,107 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Indispensable, January 15, 2007

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S. Jordan (Kalamazoo, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Martin's Pocket Dictionary: English-Japanese Japanese-English (Paperback)

This pocket dictionary is by far the most useful Japanese pocket dictionary I have ever used (and I've used a few!). It is very easy to use, even for beginners. It also has a greater variety of words than some of the other dictionaries I've used, including the Basic Japanese/English Dictionary by Bonjinsha/Oxford. It's small enough to carry with you all over Japan or in your Japanese class, and is incredibly comprehensive for such a small book. Very rarely did I need to check a larger dictionary because a word wasn't in it. I highly, highly recommend this pocket dictionary for beginners or intermediate Japanese speakers. It has been indispensable to me for five years, and I am very pleased with it.

2.0 out of 5 stars There is better., January 30, 2010

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Paul R. Martin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Martin's Pocket Dictionary: English-Japanese Japanese-English (Paperback)

I used this book for the last two years off and on. It usually doesnt have the word I'm looking for. It does have the most basic of words but anything more is not going to be found. For example in Japan you run into many foods that dont look familiar to you, most of these dont seem to show up in this book.

1.0 out of 5 stars It's a dictionary, alright, but...., August 28, 2009

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Brandt Mackay - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Martin's Pocket Dictionary: English-Japanese Japanese-English (Paperback)

Pros: Got to my house very, very quickly! I like Amazon's Prime delivery options!!

Cons: So, I decided to order this dictionary for my Intermediate Japanese college class, since the professor recommended getting one. Well, I decide to buy if off of the rating, and the fact it said "Eng-Jpns Jpns-Eng" on the description. So I thought "Awesome! I'm getting this, and it's only $10!" How wrong I was, I thought the dictionary would use kana characters, but instead uses Romanized characters! What the heck!? Item is NOT as advertised! They should change it to say it's Romaji and not hirgana/katakana! Be warned!