Extremely easy to use."—Japan SocietyThis is the utmost classic and well regarded standard Japanese Dictionary available today.The New Nelson Japanese–English Character Dictionary is a complete revision of The Original Reader's Japanese–English Character Dictionary, published by Charles E. Tuttle Company in 1962. Long the foremost Japanese to English character dictionary, adopted by Japanese–study programs around the world and used at all levels of Japanese language study, the Nelson, as it is familiarly called, has been enhanced in this edition with several key changes.-The Universal Radical Index, an important advance on the traditional character indices, has been created as a handy appendix that enables users to search for any main–entry character's reference number in Morohashi's Dai Kanwa Jiten-Over 1,200 characters have been added and more than 2,000 new on–kun entries included.-Definitions have been modernized to reflect current usage and translationUpdated with additional characters, contemporary definitions, and an innovative radical index system, this revised editions sets new standards of excellence, easy–of–use, and reliability for Japanese language reference tools. This edition keeps pace with the evolution of the Japanese language and remains an indispensable tool for students and scholars of Japanese

    Features * Comprehensive intermediate level dictionary with 55,000 words and phrases and 36,000 example sentences*NEW! Extra vocabulary help for students who are studying other subjects in English - 3,500 words of content vocabulary and the Academic Wordlist are highlighted*3,000 Thesaurus boxes help expand students' vocabulary*NEW! 3,000 etymologies show the origins of words* Helps students avoid common errors with spelling, usage and grammar notes* Teach your students to use dictionaries with the updated Learner's Handbook* Your students will understand the definitions written using the Longman American Defining Vocabulary of 2,000 common words*Academic Study Center helps students with reading, writing and exam preparation* Separate thesaurus section helps students expand vocabulary*Photo dictionary helps with vocabulary building New!There is also an edition of Longman Dictionary of american English, 4th Edition, with the new Longman English e-Tutor CD-ROM that offers students a wide range of practice material, helping them move from understanding English to learning how to use English correctly.

    The only historical dictionary of slang -- spanning three hundred years of slang use in America.

    It has taken a team of lexicographers and academics fourteen years to prepare, with the support of the prestigious Institute of Kiswahili Research in Dar es Salaam. The last comparable edition was in 1939, and was primarily intended to help the user to comprehend English texts. The dictionary records new words and meanings of words which the language has acquired since 1939; and provides lexicographical information needed by current dictionary users. There are more than 50,000 entries, with an attempt to give every English word an equivalent in Swahili, or otherwise a phrase; and the vocabulary covers both general and specialized language. Guidance is provided on use and connotation, word formation and syntax, and derivatives and compounds of a headword are explicity shown in each entry.

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    Includes a pronunciation guide.

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