The new Nelson Japanese-English character dictionary =
Subtitle: [Shinpan Neruson Kan-Ei jiten] : based on the classic edition by Andrew N. Nelson.
Contributors: Nelson, Andrew Nathaniel.; University of Hawaii at Manoa. Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures.
Edition: New Nelson ed., completely rev. / by John H. Haig and the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Publisher: C.E. Tuttle Co.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Rutland, Vt
Language: eng; jpn
Number of pages: 1600
Subjects: Japanese language -- Dictionaries -- English; Chinese characters -- Dictionaries -- Japanese
Other titles: Japanese-English character dictionary; Shinpan Neruson Kan-Ei jiten; Modern reader's Japanese-English character dictionary.
Description: The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary is a major revision of Dr. Andrew N. Nelson's award-winning classic The Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary.

Most importantly, the task of looking up a main-entry kanji has been simplified with the introduction of the Universal Radical Index (URI). Character entries now can be readily found through not only the primary radical, but any radical in the character. The URI, as a result, contains over 32,000 entries, making it the most thorough and reliable index available.

Though created for the novice user, the URI system is beneficial to anyone frustrated by obscure radicals and difficult-to-remember "radical priorities." Another enhancement of The New Nelson is the expanded cross-referencing system. Each main-character entry is accompanied by the sequential position of the character in The New Nelson itself as well as a cross-reference number for the character in the Japan Industrial Standard (JIS) code and Morohashi's Dai Kanwa Jiten.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. viii) and indexes.