This dictionary aims to be a valuable reference on Chinese characters in the Japanese language. The 1945 essential kanji characters as determined by Japan's Ministry of Education are included, with 18,000 kanji compounds and 2000 business terms indexed by ON/KUN readings, radical and stroke count. Whether full-time students, business people, or casual readers, all have felt the need for a compact, up-to-date, practical kanji dictionary. Something that would fit into a shoulder bag or briefcase, could be taken to class, or would sit unobtrusively on a desktop.
About the book
This dictionary aims to be a valuable reference on Chinese characters in the Japanese language. The 1945 essential kanji characters as determined by Japan's Ministry of Education are included, with 18,000 kanji compounds and 2000 business terms indexed by ON/KUN readings, radical and stroke count. Whether full-time students, business people, or casual readers, all have felt the need for a compact, up-to-date, practical kanji dictionary. Something that would fit into a shoulder bag or briefcase, could be taken to class, or would sit unobtrusively on a desktop.