Webster's New World Compact Japanese Dictionary: Japanese/Engish-English/Japanese [Paperback]

Fujihiko Kaneda (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0028617266 | ISBN-13: 978-0028617268 | Publication Date: July 11, 1997 | Edition: Revised and Expanded Edition

This best-selling Japanese dictionary in the handy traveler's size has now been completely revised and updated. Thousands of entries emphasize the most commonly used words in both Japanese and English including Japanese and English idioms. Complete with romanized and kanji forms of Japanese words, it includes a guide to Japanese pronunciation and the Japanese phonetic writing system.

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

Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Webster's New World; Revised and Expanded Edition edition (July 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028617266
• ISBN-13: 978-0028617268
• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 0.9 x 4.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This dictionary not recommended., August 31, 2003

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"juujika" (Westland, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Webster's New World Compact Japanese Dictionary: Japanese/Engish-English/Japanese (Paperback)

I have a degree in Japanese Studies, and have, in the past, instructed introductory Japanese. A friend of mine, to whom I am teaching some Japanese, got this dictionary. I was appalled at how many very basic words did not have entries in this dictionary. Simple words, like "koko" (which means "here") were missing. Many of the missing words that I had her trying to look up were so basic that when she first told me that the words were not in her dictionary, I thought she had just missed them, until I looked, myself, and verified their absence. If you are trying to learn Japanese, I suggest you choose another dictionary.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very limited, July 16, 2006

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Dr Word (Del Mar, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Webster's New World Compact Japanese Dictionary: Japanese/Engish-English/Japanese (Paperback)

Actually more like 2.5 stars. Plusses: While organized by English alphabetical order, it gives kanji or kana as well. Minuses: Just not enough; not enough subdefinitions, not enough usage notes, and big time not enough words. I bought this because it was compact and I thought good for travel, but the place I'm living (in Japan) has the Oxford mini-dictionary, which is smaller in size and much more comprehensive. I've read other reviews and am going to check out the Langenscheidt too.

A word to the wise: The name Webster's, cannot be copyrighted, and thus is no guarantee of quality. I got burned on this one.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a good compact dictionary, February 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Webster's New World Compact Japanese Dictionary: Japanese/Engish-English/Japanese (Paperback)

This dictionary is very good for those who need a pocket-sized Japanese dictionary. Under some of the entries there are helpful example sentences, and all of the Japanese characters are right next to the english entries. This is a very good dictionary for its size. Most words that you need to be a functional Japanese speaker are in this dictionary.