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The Kanji Dictionary
Authors Mark Spahn, Wolfgang Hadamitzky
Publisher Tuttle
CategoryKanji to English
ISBN0804820589 [COPAC, Webcatplus, Wikipedia]

Review by Charles E. Tuttle catalogue

This revision of the classic reference text, Japanese Character Dictionary, makes the Japanese written language more accessible than ever before.

The Kanji Dictionary is the only dictionary of its kind to employ a comprehensive compound index. Any compound, however complicated, may be found using ... read more

Review by Mark Pearce

Things I Like:

1. Revised Radical System. Finally a kanji ordering system that makes sense! It lists the characters by radicals as does the New Nelson, but the radicals are much fewer (79 instead of 214), easier to identify, and are derived from the kanji as they are written in Japan today. ... read more


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