Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary Original Cla:

"The Japanese government may someday recognize-as it ought to-Tuttle's contribution to creating an intelligent interest in Japan among the English-reading public, and deepening understanding of Japanese overseas-STRONG>Hokubei Mainichi (San Francisco)\nAwarded the 1969 Prize for the Society of the Promotion of International Cultural Relations, this is the most comprehensive Japanese book of its kind. Containing Japanese-English and English-Japanese sections, it is an essential reference tool for serious students studying the Japanese language or for business people and tourists wishing to learn Japanese before they travel.\nSpecial features include:\nLists over 5,000 carefully selected characters with their 10,000+ current readings and almost 70,000 compounds in current use, al with concise English definitions.\nScientifically arranged by a logical extension of the traditional radical system so as to make the finding of a given character almost fool-proof, saving hours of time.\nMakes provision for quickly finding characters either in their traditional or their modern and often greatly altered forms, thus serving for both prewar and postwar literature.\nIncludes 14 valuable appendices giving (1) instructions for the most efficient use of the book, (2) discussions of the written language in general and particularly of its recent and far-reaching official modifications, and (3) much helpfulModern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary: Original Classic Edition is written by Andrew N. Nelson and published by Tuttle Publishing. ISBNs for Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary are 9781462904785, 1462904785 and the print ISBNs are 9780804819657, 0804819653.