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The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary
Andrew N. Nelson
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Description for The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1760 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CBDX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1942.
"Unexcelled as a dictionary of basic Sino-Japanese characters. Extremely easy to use."—Japan Society
This is the utmost classic and well regarded standard Japanese Kanji Dictionary available today.
The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary is a complete revision of The Original Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary, published by Charles E. Tuttle Company in 1962. Long the foremost Japanese-English character dictionary, adopted by Japanese-study programs around the world and used at all levels of Japanese language study, the Nelson, as it is familiarly called, has been enhanced in this edition with several fundamental changes.
"Unexcelled as a dictionary of basic Sino-Japanese characters. Extremely easy to use."—Japan Society
This is the utmost classic and well regarded standard Japanese Kanji Dictionary available today.
The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary is a complete revision of The Original Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary, published by Charles E. Tuttle Company in 1962. Long the foremost Japanese-English character dictionary, adopted by Japanese-study programs around the world and used at all levels of Japanese language study, the Nelson, as it is familiarly called, has been enhanced in this edition with several fundamental changes.
- The Universal Radical Index, an ... Read more
- Over 1,200 characters have been added and more than 2,000 new on-kun entries included.
- Definitions have been modernized to reflect current usage and translation.
Product Details
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing United States
Number of pages
1760
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
1907g
Number of Pages
1616
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9780804820363
SKU
V9780804820363
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Ref
99-18
About Andrew N. Nelson
Andrew Nathaniel Nelson was born in Great Falls, Montana, in 1893. He received his B.A. from Walla Walla College and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington. As a Seventh-Day Adventist missionary in Asia between 1918 and 1961, Dr. Nelson played a prominent role in the fields of education and language training. Throughout his life, Dr. Nelson ... Read more
Reviews for The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary
"This reigning authority on Japanese character definitions is based on missionary-scholar Nelson's first 1962 edition of The Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary. Essential for all Japanese and East Asian studies collections."
Library Journal "One of the best and most concise Kanji dictionaries."
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Library Journal "One of the best and most concise Kanji dictionaries."
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