The Kodansha Kanji Usage Guide
An A to Z of Kun Homophones
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2017
Summary
When homophones—native Japanese words that are pronounced alike but are written with different kanji, and often differ in meaning—pose a particular challenge to students at the intermediate level. Words like noboru or kaeru, for example, can be written with several different kanji, each contributing a distinct shade of meaning. The often-subtle nuances conveyed by kanji confuse even Japanese people, and very few dictionaries provide good guidance on kanji usage.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781568365596 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1568365594 |
| Author: | Jack Halpern |
| Publisher: | Kodansha America, Inc |
| Imprint: | Kodansha America, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 182mm x 130mm |
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About The Author
Jack Halpern
Jack Halpern is the CEO of The CJK Dictionary Institute (CJKI) in Japan. The institute is one of the world’s prime sources for CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) dictionaries, and specializes in compiling comprehensive CJK and Arabic lexical databases. A lexicographer by profession, Halpern has spent more than thirty-five years compiling dictionaries. He is the editor in chief of The Kodansha Kanji Dictionary and the bestselling Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary- Revised and Expanded.
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