The Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary Revised Expanded

Author : Jack Halpern
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1568364075
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary written by Jack Halpern and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary: Revised and Expanded, learners finally have at their fingertips accurate and in-depth information on all the kanji prescribed by the Japanese government. In all, 3,002 characters—772 more than in the first edition—fill its pages, making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of its kind. The main goal of the dictionary is to give the learner instant access to a wealth of useful information on kanji, including their meanings, readings, stroke order, and usage in compounds. Compounds pose a special problem for learners. Normally one must memorize them as unrelated units. A unique feature of this dictionary that overcomes this difficulty is the core meaning, a concise keyword that defines the dominant sense of each kanji, followed by character meanings, or specific senses the kanji can have when used in the living language. Together these features help learners understand the logic behind compound formation. Another unique feature is 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. With SKIP, all one needs to do to find a kanji is identify the geometrical pattern to which it belongs, then count the strokes in each part of that pattern—a much speedier process than searching by traditional methods. These features, and many more, make this dictionary the most powerful kanji-learning tool ever devised.

Author : Jack Halpern
Publisher : Vertical Inc
ISBN 13 : 1568366256
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary written by Jack Halpern and published by Vertical Inc. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised, expanded edition of the best-selling Japanese-English character dictionary—now with all the current Jōyō and Jinmei Kanji. With The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary: Revised and Expanded, learners finally have at their fingertips accurate and in-depth information on all the kanji prescribed by the Japanese government. In all, 3,002 characters—772 more than in the first edition—fill its pages, making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of its kind. The main goal of the dictionary is to give the learner instant access to a wealth of useful information on kanji, including their meanings, readings, stroke order, and usage in compounds. Compounds pose a special problem for learners. Normally one must memorize them as unrelated units. A unique feature of this dictionary that overcomes this difficulty is the core meaning, a concise keyword that defines the dominant sense of each kanji, followed by character meanings, or specific senses the kanji can have when used in the living language. Together these features help learners understand the logic behind compound formation. Another unique feature is 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. With SKIP, all one needs to do to find a kanji is identify the geometrical pattern to which it belongs, then count the strokes in each part of that pattern—a much speedier process than searching by traditional methods. In 2020 the government expanded the Educational Kanji list from 1006 to 1026 characters to cover the characters used in all Japanese prefecture names. This edition includes these revisions along with illustrative compounds words. These features, and many more, make this dictionary the most powerful kanji-learning tool ever devised.

Author : Andrew Scott Conning
Publisher : Vertical Inc
ISBN 13 : 1568365268
Total Pages : 719 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course written by Andrew Scott Conning and published by Vertical Inc. This book was released on 2013-12-06 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Course is an innovative and highly effective system for learning and remembering kanji, or Sino-Japanese characters. The book contains 2,300 character entries, including all 2,136 Joyo Kanji ("regular-use kanji") plus 164 of the most useful non-Joyo Kanji. It offers a sophisticated, pedagogically sound method for remembering the basic meaning(s) of each character, conveniently summarized in concise keywords to facilitate memorization. Each kanji is accompanied by an explanation of how to remember its meaning(s) clearly and distinctly. These mnemonic explanations teach you to associate each kanji’s graphical form with its unique range of meaning, often by "seeing" its meaning in the form of the kanji itself. An outstanding feature of the course is the special attention it gives to the challenge of learning each kanji in a differentiated way. This allows you to associate the meaning of each character with the features that distinguish it from graphically similar characters. Another unique feature—and a significant breakthrough in kanji pedagogy—is the sequence in which the course introduces kanji. Most kanji dictionaries and textbooks arrange their entries in ways that do not address the needs of non-native learners, such as by traditional radical or by the grades in which the kanji are taught in Japanese schools. The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Course uses an original sequence that presents graphically related characters one after the other to help you give significance to their contrastive features as you learn them, and thereby avoid having to relearn them later. It also introduces the meaning and usage of each graphical element—each kanji building block—the first time it appears, thus enabling you to seamlessly and rapidly acquire new characters. In short, The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Course makes learning and remembering kanji easier than ever before. This book fills an urgent need for a timesaving yet sophisticated kanji-learning system that can be used from beginning through advanced levels—an enjoyable, no-nonsense path to proficiency. It is intended for anyone serious about learning to read Japanese. Features: Includes 2,300 kanji entries Completely up-to-date: includes all the 2,136 officially prescribed Joyo Kanji ("kanji for regular use") Each entry explains how to remember the character’s meaning clearly and distinctly, often through the innovative use of visualization and concrete imagery Introduces kanji components in a logical, step-by-step order that makes learning new kanji easier than ever Can be used as a stand-alone resource or together with The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary. Includes cross-references, character meanings, readings, and sample vocabulary from the dictionary.

Author : Jack Halpern
Publisher : Vertical Inc
ISBN 13 : 1568365853
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kodansha Kanji Synonyms Guide written by Jack Halpern and published by Vertical Inc. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking bilingual kanji thesaurus that provides intermediate and advanced-level users with complete, precise guidance on the distinctions between characters of similar meanings. The Kodansha Kanji Synonyms Guide is the first-ever reference work to group together kanji characters that are related in meaning but different in detail. Arranged alphabetically by concept, these groupings let users focus on the often-subtle differences and similarities between them. Like The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary, and all of Jack Halpern's previous publications, The Kodansha Kanji Synonyms Guide is an innovative, authoritative, and impeccably-prepared resource that helps Japanese language learners deepen their knowledge of written Japanese, and provides educators, scholars, writers, and translators with an invaluable reference tool.

Author : Mark Spahn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1778 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 漢字熟語字典 written by Mark Spahn and published by . This book was released on 1996-04-15 with total page 1778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains over 47,000 character compounds and a radical-based reference, as well as an on/kun radical index and a radical "overview" list

Author : Jack Halpern
Publisher : Kodansha
ISBN 13 : 9781568364292
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary written by Jack Halpern and published by Kodansha. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary answers the urgent need for an easy-to-use kanji dictionary compact enough to be easily carried around, yet detailed enough to satisfy the practical needs of the beginning and intermediate learner. Its basic goal is to give the learner a thorough understanding of kanji by providing instant access to a wealth of useful information on the meanings, readings, and compounds. Normally, the learner must memorize numerous compounds as unrelated units. A unique feature of this dictionary that overcomes this difficulty is the core meaning, a concise keyword that defines the dominant sense of each character, followed by detailed character meanings and numerous compounds that clearly show how thousands of building blocks are combined to form countless compound words. Another unique feature is the System of Kanji Indexing by Patterns (SKIP), an indexing system that enables the user to locate characters as quickly and as accurately as in alphabetical dictionaries. Modern linguistic theory has been effectively integrated with sophisticated information technology to produce the most useful kanji learner's dictionary ever compiled. For the first time, learners have at their fingertips a wealth of information that is linguistically accurate, easy to use, and carefully adapted to their practical needs. FEATURES o 2,230 entry characters, including all the kanji in the Joyo and Jinmei Kanji lists o 41,000 senses for 31,300 words and word elements show how each character contributes to the meanings of compounds o 1,200 homophones with core meanings explain differences between closely related characters o 386 variant forms used in prewar literature and in names o 1,945 stroke order diagrams show you how to write each kanji stroke by stroke o 7,200 character readings, including name readings o Over 2,000 cross-references and five appendixes give instant access to a mass of useful reference data

Author : Jack Halpern
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1246 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kodansha Kanji learner's dictionary written by Jack Halpern and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 1246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Masatoshi Yoshida
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1568365063
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kodansha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary written by Masatoshi Yoshida and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, communicative, and practical guide to using Japanese, Kodansha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary is an invaluable reference tool for anyone with an interest in the Japanese language. It has been edited with the needs of English-speaking users in mind students, teachers, business people, and casual linguists. What is furigana and why is it so important? Furigana refers to the small kana that are printed above or alongside kanji to show the pronunciation of the Chinese character. With furigana superscripts, the beginner who is familiar with hiragana and katakana is able to read even the most difficult and obscure kanji at a glance. Other dictionaries either provide little or no guide to kanji readings or romanize some or all of the Japanese words and sentences. In the past, romanized dictionaries were of some value to students using textbooks that contained no Japanese script. Now, however, an increasing number of influential curriculums around the world are based on a rationale and methodology that demands the introduction of hiragana and katakana from the earliest stages. Learners and their teachers studying under such curriculums will inevitably feel more comfortable with a dictionary such as Kodansha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary, one that shows the pronunciation of kanji with familiar and authentic kana script. FEATURES More than 14,000 entries comprising the most commonly used words in English Furigana pronunciation guides added to all kanji Semantic and usage differences between Japanese words and expressions explained clearly in English Thousands of full-length example sentences illustrate typical usage in natural Japanese Idioms, phrases, and common expressions help expand vocabulary and sentence building skills Many encyclopedic entries offer useful background information on Japanese history and culture Includes many current terms such as artificial intelligence and internet Hundreds of scientific and medical terms with full Japanese equivalents With its sister publication, Kodansha's Furigana Japanese-English Dictionary, this dictionary makes the perfect reference for all students of Japanese. The two books are combined in Kodansha's Furigana Japanese Dictionary.

Author : Makino, Seiichi
Publisher : Japan Times Publishing, Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 日本語基本文法辞典 written by Makino, Seiichi and published by Japan Times Publishing, Limited. This book was released on 1989 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grammatical terms - Characteristics of Japanese grammar - Basic conjugations - Verbs - Connection forms of important expressions - Numerals and counters - Compound words.

Author : Jack Halpern
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3322 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 新漢英字典 written by Jack Halpern and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 3322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: