Paper Resources
Sample pages are given where available.
Bilingual Dictionaries
Oxford Beginner's Japanese Dictionary BOOKSHOP
RATING: ★★☆ LEVEL: Beginner
Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary BOOKSHOP
RATING: ★★☆ LEVEL: Beginner
EXCERPT: http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0198601972/ref=sib_dp_pt/002-6375796-0150442#reader-link
Kodansha’s Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary LIB/SHOP
RATING: ★★★★ LEVEL: Beginner
EXCERPT: http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/4770027516/ref=sib_dp_pt/002-6375796-0150442#reader-link
Kodansha’s Furigana Japanese-English Dictionary LIB/SHOP
RATING: ★★★★☆ LEVEL: Beginner – Lower Intermediate
EXCERPT:
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Kodansha’s Furigana Japanese-English, English-Japanese Dictionary
RATING: ★★★★☆ LEVEL: Beginner – Lower Intermediate
EXCERPT: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/4770024800/ref=dp_images_1/002-6375796-0150442?ie=UTF8&s=books&img=1&childASIN=4770024800
Kenkyusha’s Lighthouse English-Japanese Dictionary LIB/SHOP
RATING:★★★★☆ LEVEL: Upper Intermediate – Advanced
Kenkyusha’s Lighthouse Japanese-English Dictionary LIB/SHOP
RATING: ★★★★☆ LEVEL: Upper Intermediate – Advanced
Kenkyusha’s New (College) Japanese-English Dictionary LIB/SHOP
RATING: ★★★☆ LEVEL: Upper Intermediate – Advanced
EXCERPT: http://member.newsguy.com/~sakusha/dict/index.html
Kenkyusha’s New (College) English-Japanese Dictionary LIBRARY
RATING: ★★★☆ LEVEL: Upper Intermediate - Advanced
Super Anchor English-Japanese Dictionary LIBRARY
RATING:★★★★☆ LEVEL: Upper Intermediate – Advanced
Super Anchor Japanese-English Dictionary
RATING: ★★★★☆ LEVEL: Upper Intermediate - Advanced
Genius English-Japanese Dictionary LIBRARY
RATING: ★★★☆ LEVEL: Advanced
Genius Japanese-English Dictionary
RATING: ★★★☆ LEVEL: Advanced
Kanji Dictionaries
Halpern, J. (1990) New Japanese-English Character Dictionary, Kenkyusha. LIB/SHOP
RATING: ★★★☆ LEVEL: Lower Intermediate
Kuratani, N. (1982) A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage, Gakken. LIBRARY
RATING: ★★★☆ LEVEL: Lower Intermediate
EXCERPT: http://member.newsguy.com/~sakusha/dict/index.html
Charles E. (1997) The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary, Tuttle. LIBRARY
RATING: ★★★ LEVEL: Lower Intermediate – Upper Intermediate
EXCERPT: http://member.newsguy.com/~sakusha/dict/index.html
Hadamitzky, W. & Spahn, M. (1981) Kanji & Kana, Tuttle. LIBRARY
RATING: ★★★☆ LEVEL: Lower Intermediate – Upper Intermediate
Halpern, J. (1999) Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, Kodansha International. LIBRARY
RATING: ★★★ LEVEL: Lower Intermediate – Upper Intermediate
EXCERPT: http://member.newsguy.com/~sakusha/dict/index.html
Spahn, M. & Hadamitzky, W. (2003) The Learner's Kanji Dictionary. LIB/SHOP
RATING: ★★★★ LEVEL: Lower Intermediate – Upper Intermediate
Halpern, J. (1993) New Japanese-English Character Dictionary, NTC. LIBRARY
RATING: ★★★☆ LEVEL: Lower Intermediate – Advanced
Miyamoto, Y. (1988) New Kanji Dictionary: A Component Approach to Study Kanji, Miyamoto.
RATING: ★★★ LEVEL: Lower Intermediate – Advanced
EXCERPT: http://member.newsguy.com/~sakusha/dict/index.html
Spahn, M. & Hadamitzky, W. (1996) The Kanji Dictionary, Tuttle. LIBRARY
RATING: ★★★★☆ LEVEL: Lower Intermediate – Advanced
EXCERPT: http://member.newsguy.com/~sakusha/dict/index.html
Monolingual Japanese Dictionaries
Kumon Gakushuu Kokugojiten
RATING: ★★★★★ LEVEL: Upper Intermediate – Advanced
EXCERPT: http://member.newsguy.com/~sakusha/dict/index.html
Iwanami Kokugojiten
RATING: ★★★ LEVEL: Advanced
EXCERPT: http://member.newsguy.com/~sakusha/dict/index.html
Meijishoin Seisen Kokugojiten
RATING: ★★★★ LEVEL: Advanced
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