Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary: Revised and Expanded: 2nd Edition-Fast Shipping

Description

A revised, expanded edition of the best-selling Japanese-English character dictionary–the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of its kind, with over 3,000 characters

Japanese language learners now have instant access to a wealth of accurate and in-depth information on
kanji, including their meanings, readings, stroke order, and usage in compounds. Includes the
System of Kanji Indexing by Patterns (SKIP), a revolutionary indexing system that has gained widespread popularity because it enables the user to locate characters as quickly and as accurately as in alphabetical dictionaries. Features include: –
3,002 kanji entries–772 more than in the first edition–reflecting recent changes in the government-prescribed Jōyō and Jinmei Kanji lists
– Includes
latest 2020 revision of Education Kanji from 1006 to 1026
– Readings shown in
kana instead of romanized Japanese
– Core meaning keywords that define the dominant sense of each kanji, followed by
character meanings, or specific senses the kanji can have when used in the living language
– Thousands more
compounds and other usage examples
– Expanded coverage of
name readings
Gives
alternative forms of kanji when more than one is considered acceptable according to the most recent Jōyō Kanji specifications
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Cross-references to entries in The Kodansha Kanji Dictionary, a revised and expanded edition of the New Japanese-English Character Dictionary Kodansha’s Kanji Learner’s Dictionary is the most powerful kanji-learning tool ever devised.