Essential Kanji: 2,000 Basic Japanese Characters Systematically Arranged For Learning And Reference

Limited content, but great for the beginning learner. The stroke order can be hard to follow at times, but it's more compact than in other dictionaries, so you don't lose a lot of space. Good indexing really saves it. Will probably get you through the first year or two of Japanese study, depending on your program. I recommend Halpern's New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (isbn...more

Limited content, but great for the beginning learner. The stroke order can be hard to follow at times, but it's more compact than in other dictionaries, so you don't lose a lot of space. Good indexing really saves it. Will probably get you through the first year or two of Japanese study, depending on your program. I recommend Halpern's New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (isbn 0844284343) as your next step up. The SKIP system is so helpful.   hide