The Modern Reader's Japanese–English Character Dictionary

The Modern Reader's Japanese–English Character Dictionary (最新漢英辞典, Saishin Kan-Ei jiten) is a kanji dictionary published with English speakers in mind. Although a revised edition by John H. Haig, The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary, was published in 1997, it is still in print, now under the title The Original Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary – Classic Edition[1]

The Modern Reader's Japanese–English Character Dictionary
AuthorAndrew N. Nelson
CountryJapan, United States of America
LanguageEnglish–Japanese
SubjectJapanese–English character dictionary
PublisherC. E. Tuttle Co.
Publication date
1962
Media typePrint
Pages1048
Awards1969 Prize for the Society for the Promotion of International Cultural Relations (Kokusai Bunka Shinkōkai)[1]
LC ClassPL679 .N4[2]

The dictionary contains about 5,000 entries, listing characters with their on and kun readings, compounds and English definitions. The entries are arranged by a system devised by the author as an extension of the traditional radical system.

References
  1. "Publisher's web site". Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  2. "Library of Congress Catalog Record". Retrieved 28 November 2012.


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