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Excellent Pocket Dictionary, Don't leave home without it!, December 22, 2005
This review is from: Random House Webster's Pocket Japanese Dictionary (Paperback)
This is an excellent Japanese-English/English-Japanese dictionary that I used religiously while living in Japan for a few years. In fact, I never left home without it, always carrying it in my purse.
I had another Japanese pocket dictionary, but did not like it because 1) there was no kanji but only romaji, and 2) I found some definitions to be incorrect while conversing with natives. I wanted to buy another dictionary that was more useful and wanted to upgrade, so I bought this one.
This one is great for it's small size. I agree that the plastic cover makes it excellent to carry while protecting it. I even put note papers in the inside pockets to take notes and aid in my learning. Kanji translations are included, making it especially useful for advanced users or while traveling. Has over 20,000 entries, so most words that I needed to look up were often found in this pocket dictionary.
If you are looking for a useful pocket dictionary, I highly recommend this one. Hardly a day went by where I didn't refer to this dictionary.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Subarashii; adj. Wonderful, Superb, April 19, 2003
This review is from: Random House Webster's Pocket Japanese Dictionary (Paperback)
I took this compact (4"x6") dictionary with me everywhere outside my home while living in rural Japan for two years. The plastic cover ensures its durability, and the inside cover can double as a gallery for my students' print club stickers or a file for business cards. Such portability really helped me to learn the language by having instant access to the right word at the right time. Most people were very patient, even delighted, when I used this during our conversation. Sometimes, it was the topic of conversation. In addition to it's size and sufficient word pool, each English or romanized entry also includes the Japanese written form (kana or kanji), which other dictionaries often neglect. The kana or kanji is beneficial for studying, figuring out which bathroom to enter, or, in the event that you can't pronounce the word correctly, showing the entry to someone. Translations are also concise. After a couple years of daily use, however, it might be time to get a new copy. I recommend this dictionary to anyone traveling to Japan.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Kanji + lightweight + inexpensive, September 26, 2003
This review is from: Random House Webster's Pocket Japanese Dictionary (Paperback)
When shopping for my first Japanese-English dictionary I was amazed that many give only romanji and/or are extremely expensive. This dictionary gives romanji along with kanji and/or katakana and/or hiragana for all entries. Both romanizations and Japanese entries are printed in very readable fonts (Japanese nano-fonts can be very problematic for kanji neophytes...). The book is also very light and so can be carried along easily whereover you go. Being a beginner, I cannot really make any comments as to its accuracy, but I have found this dictionary very helpful in my learning process. It is certainly nice to be able to see immediately what the kanji/katakana are for a word. This feature allows for both learning and review in a dictionary that is small, user-friendly and reasonably priced.
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