In the 6 years I have been studying the Japanese language, I had the opportunity and the trouble sometimes of dealing with a lot of learning material. This is a list of the best dictionaries covering from basic to advanced. These dictionaries do not compete with electronic editions as Edict or Dajisen consider that complement and are very useful in learning.
The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary (Kodansha International)
[ISBN-10: 4770028555]
This is a specific dictionary of Japanese-English kanji. Covers 2,000 basic kanji and 24,000 referrals made to list those kanji. It is excellent for initial levels but is also useful for advanced because it has stroke by stroke descriptive graphics showing how to draw each kanji. This quality sets him apart from others and makes it very useful language learning.
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The New Nelson Japanese-Inglés Character Dictionary (Tuttle Publishing)
[ISBN-10: 0804820368]
This is the most comprehensive Japanese-English dictionary indexed by Kanji . Contains references to all the radicals and variants. It covers nearly 7,000 kanji. If you are looking for rare kanji that are not on the other hand, the New Nelson almost certainly have them. The definitions are clear and ready English words containing the kanji with definitions.
than 7,000 kanji course is not an impressive number if you are dealing with ancient literature or specified, a field such as martial arts, but for the current language learning should cover all needs without problems.
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大 辞 林 Daijirin (三省 堂 Sanseido)
[ISBN-10: 4385139024]
This is a dictionary Japanese-Japanese more than 225,000 definitions is the equivalent of the Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary of the English. Its weight and dimensions make it difficult to use, but the amount of information it has far exceeds any other dictionary, has no competition.
Maps, works, characters, foreign words, radical, kanji, kana, variants, all search methods, the definitive guide to the language.
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What books are not * really * necessary? these books are not bad but considering those listed above, they really have no use and only take up space. I recommend not buying.
Furigana Kodansha's Japanese Dictionary (Kodansha International)
[ISBN-10: 4770024800]
Ingles-Japonés/Japonés-Ingles This is a dictionary for initial levels. Contains a small number of common words with their translations. As a highlight has furigana, something not common in this types of dictionaries. However, the lack of extensive definitions and the small number of words make it obsolete compared to New Nelson.
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国语 辞典 Kokugo Jiten (Iwanami 岩 波)
[ISBN-10: 4000800434]
This is a Japanese-Japanese dictionary indexed by words, kanji. Contains a large number of references, 60,000 compared to Furigana Kodansha brings about 30,000. However you can not compete with the Daijirin of Sanseido. It is much more portable and lightweight in comparison, but if you need anything, I suggest using the software Daijisen on an iPhone / iPod / iPad.
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