Webster's New World Japanese Dictionary [Paperback]

Fujihiko Kaneda (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 8, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0028617258 | ISBN-13: 978-0028617251 | Edition: Pocket Edition Revised and Expanded

This convenient pocket-size dictionary has been revised and updated to include new words and idioms that reflect changes in technology, business and daily life. Easy to read and use, it provides both romanized and kanji forms of Japanese words, as well as a guide to Japanese pronunciation and phonetic writing system. Ideal for students, business travelers, and anyone else who needs a quick and reliable resource.

Originally published as Yohan English-Japanese/Japanese-English Dictionary.

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Webster's New World Japanese Dictionary Pocket Edition Revised and Expanded Japanese/English - English/Japanese
* Effortless Romanized A-Z Format
* Helpful Pronunciation Guide
* Easy-to-Read Print

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Webster's New World; Pocket Edition Revised and Expanded edition (July 8, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028617258
• ISBN-13: 978-0028617251
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,453,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good But Not Quite Great, July 9, 2001

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EN (Atlanta, Ga United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Webster's New World Japanese Dictionary (Paperback)

As a Japanese student of 3 yrs, I have learned quite a lot of words. But one thing I found about this book is that it doesn't give you all the known translations for some common words. Such as the word "Bakana", which can also mean impossible, that translation for the word just isn't there. Out of all the Japanese to English and vise versa dictionaries I've used, I recomend the Random House Dictionary. Although it lacks things, just as all dictionaries do, it still gives many different translations for their words that other dictionaries just don't do. And don't be fooled into buying this book just because it's by the well-known Webster, go by content.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Go for another, January 30, 2005

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jcn50 (Nagoya, JAPAN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Webster's New World Japanese Dictionary (Paperback)

Everytime I search a word within this dictionary: it hasn't been included! An example: the word "aquarium"... There are others lack: no country names & no city names!

Go for another dictionary with 50'000 entries, this one is around 15'000 (evaluation, since the number of entries is not advertised by the publisher, a good sign).....

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Misleading, Glaring Omissions, Too Small, December 15, 2005

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Eric N. Yiskis "Nihongo Noobie" (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Webster's New World Japanese Dictionary (Paperback)

It's frustrating when you keep trying to look up words, and the dictionary simply doesn't have them. I looked up "iie" ("no" in Japanese) to see if it had the Hiragana for it --it doesn't have it! It doesn't have the word for NO in the Japanese-English part of the dictionary!?! Honestly, if I were writing a dictionary, YES and NO would probably be the first words I would add.

A popular anime series is Midori no Hibi. When I looked up Hibi, it says "cracked, chipped". So I should translate this as Green Chipped?! (the correct translation is Green Days). You could say, "oh, this is a small dictionary for casual use" and forgive the lack of words, except it's missing definitions for the words it DOES have, and doesn't have some of the most common words you are likely to hear.