Kodansha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary : the Essential Dictionary for All Students of Japanese = ふりがな英和辞典 [Furigana Ei-Wa Jiten]

東京： 講談社インターナショナル ; New York ; London ; Tokyo : Kodansha International, 2001., 2001. As New. Edition: 新装版. New edition ; stiff paper wrappers ; x, 717 pp. ; 19 cm.; based on The Kodansha Howdy English-Japanese dictionary by Masatoshi Yoshida & Yoshikatsu Nakamura ; ISBN: 4770027516 ; OCLC: 49684289 ; "A comprehensive, communicative, and practical guide to using Japanese, Kodansha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary is an invaluable reference tool for anyone with an interest in the Japanese language. It has been edited with the needs of English-speaking users in mind students, teachers, business people, and casual linguists. What is furigana and why is it so important? Furigana refers to the small kana that are printed above or alongside kanji to show the pronunciation of the Chinese character. With furigana superscripts, the beginner who is familiar with hiragana and katakana is able to read even the most difficult and obscure kanji at a glance. Other dictionaries either provide little or no guide to kanji readings or romanize some or all of the Japanese words and sentences. In the past, romanized dictionaries were of some value to students using textbooks that contained no Japanese script. Now, however, an increasing number of influential curricula around the world are based on a rationale and methodology that demands the introduction of hiragana and katakana from the earliest stages. Learners and their teachers studying under such curricula will inevitably feel more comfortable with a dictionary such as Kodansha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary, one that shows the pronunciation of kanji with familiar and authentic kana script." ; AS NEW [This listing contains text in Japanese JIS fo nts]