The Oxford-Duden Pictorial Japanese & English Dictionary [Paperback]

Oxford University Press (Author), Susan Le Roux (Illustrator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198643276 | ISBN-13: 978-0198643272 | Publication Date: November 16, 1989

Now available for the first time in flexible covers, The Oxford-Duden Pictorial Japanese & English Dictionary provides parallel English and Japanese word-lists containing 28,000 items for each language. Based on the premise that pictures can more clearly convey certain kinds of information, the dictionary presents a list of vocabulary relating to a subject together with a picture illustrating that subject.
Each double-page spread links the words by number to the picture situation drawn from everyday life. Approximately 384 sections cover a broad range of subjects in the fields of science, medicine, technology, industry, commerce, and arts and leisure, including astronomy, automobiles, swimming, supermarkets, nuclear energy, and much more. Both English and Japanese vocabulary appear on the same page for easy use. It also provides fully alphabetized indexes in both languages which refer the reader not only to the various subjects and contexts in which a word is used but also to the correct translation and vocabulary of an entire subject.
An essential reference for general readers, students, translators, travelers, and business people, The Oxford-Duden Pictorial Japanese & English Dictionary serves as a valuable supplement to English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Japanese

Product Details

• Paperback: 864 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 16, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198643276
• ISBN-13: 978-0198643272
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,650,789 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very comprehensive...a must for the Japanese student!, September 14, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Oxford-Duden Pictorial Japanese and English Dictionary (Paperback)

This pictorial dictionary is incredible. After trying to work with lots of little, imported Japanese dictionaries, I find this dictionary both useful and fun to look at! The layout of the pictures let you find the Japanese word for something even if you don't know what it is called in English!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Essential Resource to the Japanese Language Study Process, August 28, 2000

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Marwan AKIKI (Lebanon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Oxford-Duden Pictorial Japanese and English Dictionary (Paperback)

The best dictionary ever published. The classification per subject make the searching much much easy. It's a revolutionary concept in its field. Once you use it, you will stick to it as a very essential handbook. It's very helpful. IT IS A MUST HAVE BOOK!!!

0 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money and time, February 20, 2001

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george-from-ca (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Oxford-Duden Pictorial Japanese and English Dictionary (Paperback)

I found this book to be completely useless. Having pictures for things I already knew was not helpful at all. The alphabetized list of nouns in the back was the only useful section of the book.