{"product_id":"the-kodansha-kanji-learners-dictionary-isbn-9781568366258","title":"The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revised, expanded edition of the best-selling Japanese-English character dictionary—the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of its kind, with over 3,000 characters\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJapanese language learners now have instant access to a wealth of accurate and in-depth information on \u003cb\u003ekanji\u003c\/b\u003e, including their meanings, readings, stroke order, and usage in compounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes the \u003cb\u003eSystem of Kanji Indexing by Patterns (SKIP)\u003c\/b\u003e, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e•\u003cb\u003e 3,002 kanji entries\u003c\/b\u003e—772 more than in the first edition—reflecting recent changes in the government-prescribed Jōyō and Jinmei Kanji lists\u003cbr\u003e• Includes \u003cb\u003elatest 2020 revision of Education Kanji\u003c\/b\u003e from 1006 to 1026\u003cbr\u003e• Readings shown in \u003cb\u003ekana\u003c\/b\u003e instead of romanized Japanese\u003cbr\u003e• Core meaning keywords that define the dominant sense of each kanji, followed by \u003cb\u003echaracter meanings\u003c\/b\u003e, or specific senses the kanji can have when used in the living language\u003cbr\u003e• Thousands more \u003cb\u003ecompounds \u003c\/b\u003eand other usage examples\u003cbr\u003e• Expanded coverage of \u003cb\u003ename readings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGives \u003cb\u003ealternative forms of kanji \u003c\/b\u003ewhen more than one is considered acceptable according to the most recent Jōyō Kanji specifications\u003cbr\u003e•\u003cb\u003e Cross-references to entries\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003ci\u003eThe Kodansha Kanji Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e, a revised and expanded edition of the \u003ci\u003eNew Japanese-English Character Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKodansha’s \u003ci\u003eKanji Learner’s Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e is the most powerful kanji-learning tool ever devised.\"Up-to-date, reliable, and easy to use … this beautifully designed dictionary meets the needs of a wide range of Japanese language learners.\"—Y.-H. Tohsaku, President, American Association of Teachers of Japanese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A must for those who wish to overcome the obstacles posed by the study of kanji … an excellent tool that allows even beginners to look up kanji with ease.\"—Akito Ozaki, President, The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign LanguageEditor-in-Chief \u003cb\u003eJack Halpern\u003c\/b\u003e is the CEO of THE CJK Dictionary Institute (CJKI) in Japan. The Institute is one of the world’s prime sources for CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) dictionaries, and specializes in compiling comprehensive CJK and Arabic lexical databases. A lexicographer by profession, Halpern spent sixteen years compiling the \u003ci\u003eNew Japanese-English Character Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e, also newly revised and republished as \u003ci\u003eThe Kodansha Kanji Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Kodansha USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302058545381,"sku":"NP9781568366258","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781568366258.jpg?v=1767740080","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-kodansha-kanji-learners-dictionary-isbn-9781568366258","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}