Merriam-Webster's Japanese-English Learner's Dictionary [Hardcover]

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1995 | ISBN-10: 0877791643 | ISBN-13: 978-0877791645

A durable hardcover reference book designed to meet the needs of students and business professionals who want to study and master modern Japanese.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Japanese

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1121 pages
• Publisher: Merriam Webster (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877791643
• ISBN-13: 978-0877791645
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,661,545 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best buy for the price, March 3, 2001

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Richard A. Weaver (lawrenceville, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Merriam-Webster's Japanese-English Learner's Dictionary (Hardcover)

I found this dictionary to be an excellent tool. Couple of things make this dictionary stand out above the others:

1. The accent of each word is marked. Most other dictionaries leave you guessing how the word is accented...is it unaccented (saru), is it accented on the first syllable (SAru), or is it accented on the last syllable (saRU)? This is absolutely necessary.

2. Most words have several examples, and they are given in romanization, written in Japanese, and translated into English.

3. There are illustrations that show items from Japanese culture that need explanation (kadomatsu, ikebana, shooji, koto, etc).

4. Although not a lot, there are some grammatical and syntactical explanations, for example, the difference between 'kaeru' and 'modoru'.

This dictionary will serve you well into the advanced stage of Japanese. Highly recommended!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for Japanese-language learners, June 16, 2000

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This review is from: Merriam-Webster's Japanese-English Learner's Dictionary (Hardcover)

My mother teaches Japanese language at the college level. She has searched through all the major bookstores for her teaching texts, including ones in Tokyo. She selected this dictionary and requires it for all her students-- beginners and advanced.

5.0 out of 5 stars Japanese English Dictionary, January 24, 2010

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Willard Bowlin (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Merriam-Webster's Japanese-English Learner's Dictionary (Hardcover)

This is the most comprehensive Japanese to English Dictionary that I have found. It does not include an English to Japanese Dictionary, but my need was for a Japanese to English Dictionary only.