num_pages: 1160
description: A fundamental source of difficulties experienced by non-native learners of the Japanese language can be found in the absence of a truly adequate bilingual dictionary that provides pertinent and useful explanation of Japanese words and idiomatic expressions in clear, natural English. With the publication of The Modern English-Nihongo Dictionary--a new dictionary designed to aid Japanese language acquisition through the regular thought process of the English language--students of all levels need look no further for a constant traveling companion on the road to fluent Japanese. All 6,000 or more headwords--selected from among the most commonly used English words--are followed by Japanese equivalents presented in both standard Japanese with furigana pronunciation guides and romanized orthography. Sub-senses are listed according to frequency of use with an English definition provided for maximum clarity. The utmost care has been taken to supply at least one sample sentence or phrase for the majority of the entries, all of which appear in English and both standard and romanized Japanese. Where deemed appropriate, detailed explanation of characteristic aspects of the Japanese vocabulary has been added to encourage further Japanese-as-asecond-language acquisition. More than a mere bilingual lexicon, The Modern English-Nihongo Dictionary includes a generous selection of Explanatory Notes, printed on the right-hand side of every page, which explain, for example, Japanese verb conjugations and essential information regarding differences between Japanese and English in meaning or usage, as well as over 1,000 Mini Kanji Guides and some 300 Culture Notes.
language: English
title: The Modern English-Nihongo Dictionary: A Comprehensive New Japanese Language Resource
titlecomplete: The Modern English-Nihongo Dictionary: A Comprehensive New Japanese Language Resource
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publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc