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References (Dictionaries)

 

  1. A dictionary of Japanese and English idiomatic equivalents = Wa-Ei jukugo jitsuyoku jiten by Charles Corwin
    Tokyo: London: Kodansha International, 1994.
    PL679.D5 Watson library Stacks
    The purpose of this book is to serve as a quick guide for locating idiomatic equivalents in Japanese and to enables one to select Japanese idioms. The types of entries are single words, colloquial expressions, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, phrases and bible verses, classifying of entries under 222 general thought categories.

  2. A new dictionary of kanji usage = Atarashii kanji yoho jitenby Naoomi Kuratani, Akemi Kobayashi, Shunsuke Okunishi
    Tokyo: Gakken, 1982.
    PL679. K87 East Asian Reference
    The character entries are the 2000 most frequently used and/or most important characters, and these 2,000 characters are illustrated with 12,500 usage examples. To make them easier to learn, the entries are divided into ten levels of 200 characters each, based on their usage frequency and/or importance.

  3. Beginners'dictionary of Chinese Japanese characters by Rose-Innes Arthur
    Tokyo: Sotakusha, 1991.
    PL679.R6 East 1977 Asian Reference
    Three elements enter into the study of the Chinese characters: a)the character itself, i.e. the printed or written form; b)the readings, i.e. the soundscorresponding to the character; c) the meanings, i.e. the expression in English of the ideas contained in the character.

  4. English-Japanese dictionary in Romaji for one million foreigners = Gaikokujin no tame no Romaji
    Nihongo jiten by Masaki Shibata
    Tokyo: Sotakusha, 1991.
    PL679.S48 East Asian Reference
    This dictionary consists of about 4,500 English words and hundreds of idioms in alphabetical order with Japanese translations and more than 2,000 sample sentences in Romaji. All the Japanese words and sentences in this book are in romaji because the purpose is to be useful in developing ideas about the Japanese language.

  5. Kenkyusha's new collegiate English-Japanese dictionary = Shin Ei-Wa chujiten Dai 5-hanby Yoshio
    Koine ...[et al.].
    Tokyo: Kenkyusha, 1985.
    PL679.K43 East Asian Library

  6. Kenkyusha Nichi-Ei jiten = The Kenkyusha Japanese-English learner's dictionary by Shigeru Takebayashi
    Tokyo: Kenkyusha, 1992.
    PL679.K382 East Asian Reference, copy 1; Art & Architecture Reference, copy 2; East Asian Library, copy 3.
    This dictionary is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to study and master practical modern Japanese. The selection of headwords is based on their occurrence in everyday use.

  7. Kiso Nihongo gakushu jiten = Japan foundation basic Japanese-English dictionary
    Tokyo: Bonjinsha, 1986.
    PL679.B37 East Asian Reference
    This dictionary is for elementary to intermediate Japanese learners. There are 2,873 separate entries, and for the convenience of the user, the entries are written in roman letters followed by the standard writing in Kanji and or Kana.

  8. Kodansha's furigana Japanese-English dictionary : the essential dictionary for all students of Japanese.
    Tokyo; New York; London: Kodansha International, 1995.
    PL679. K67 East Asian Reference, copy 1; Watson Library Stacks, copy 2.
    Each entry word is given first in hiragana and or katakana, and then where appropriate in kanji. The kanji selected in this book is most likely to be known by educated Japanese.

  9. Kodansha Wa-Ei jiten = The Kodansha Japanese-English dictionary by Mamoru Shimizu, Shigehisa Narita
    Tokyo: Kodansha, 1976.
    PL679.K56 East Asian Reference
    This is a Japanese-English dictionary including about 60,000 examples.

  10. Nihon bunka o Eigo de shokaisuru jiten = Traditional Japanese culture & modern Japan by Yoichi Sugiura & John K. Gillespie.
    Tokyo : Natsumesha, 1993.
    DS821. S8725 East Asian Reference

  11. Okina Katsuji no shin Konsaisu Wa-Ei jiten = Sanseido's new concise Japanese-English dictionary by Fumio Nakajima
    Tokyo: Sanseido, 1983.
    PL679.N28 East Asian Reference
    This is a Japanese-English dictionary. It consists of enough entries and is used big fonts.

  12. The Oxford-Duden pictorial English-Japanese dictionary by John Pheby, Akito Miyamoto
    Oxford; New York : Oxford University Press, 1983.
    PL679.P29 Watson Library Stacks
    This English-Japanese pictorial dictionary provides certain kinds of information clearly by pictures rather than by definitions and explanations alone. The contents are organized by a subject so that it will be particularly useful to the learner. Besides, it presents alphabetical indexes in English and Japanese.

  13. Pocket romanized Japanese-English dictionary by Hiroshi Takahashi
    Tokyo: Taiseido, 1984.
    PL679.T25 Watson Library Stacks
    This book contains about 24,000 words, practical enough for everyday life.

  14. Sanseido's daily concise Japanese-English dictionary = Deiri konsaisu Wa-Ei jiten. 3rd edition.by Takanobu Otsuka
    Tokyo: Sanseido, 1979.
    PL679. S238 East Asian Library
    A concise pocket-typed Japanese-English dictionary.

  15. Vaccari's standard Japanese-English dictionary by Oreste Vaccari, Enko Elisa Vaccari
    Tokyo: Jochi Gakuin, 1990.
    PL679. V34 Watson Library Stacks
    This dictionary is based on the work by Oreste and Elisa Vaccari, who had a special interest in assisting foreign students. Every entry word is written in roman characters and Japanese characters, and the meaning is written in English.

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