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Foreign Languages & Literature: Japanese

Department Research Guides identify and define standard information retrieval tools for a specific department. Each guide was created and is maintained by the library liaison for that department. We encourage you to recommend resources for the guides.

Dictionaries

Dictionaries:

Merriam-Webster's Japanese-English Learner's Dictionary.
1993. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
Available at: REF. PL679.K38213 1993

WWWJDIC
Available online at: http://nihongo.monash.edu/cgi-bin/wwwjdic?1C

JapanOD.com
Available online at: http://japanod.com/

Characters:

New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary = Shinpan Neruson Kan-Ei Jiten.
1997. J.H. Haig. Rutland, VT: Tuttle Pub.
Available at: REF. PL679.H33 1997

Jisho: Kanji by Radicals
Available online at: http://jisho.org/kanji/radicals/

Kanji Converter
Available online at: http://nihongo.j-talk.com/

Japanese Kanji Dictionary
Available online at: http://www.romajidesu.com/kanji/

Or search for more print and online books using the WestCat library catalog.

Grammars & Tutorials

Japanese for busy people. III
Assoc. for Japanese-Language Teaching. 2007. London: Kodansha International.
Available at: PL524.85 J36 Bk.3 2007 (Level 5)

Kanji in Mangaland. Volume 1: Basic Kanji Course Through Manga
M. Bernabe, V. Calafell, A. Aldarabi. 2007. Tokyo : Japan Publications Trading.
Available at: PL528.B476 v.1 2007 (Level 5)

Kanji Alive
Available online at: http://kanjialive.lib.uchicago.edu/

Multimedia

DVDs in Japanese at WIU Libraries Search for DVDs and VHS using the WestCat library catalog. Set the Limit to "Films/Videos."

Japanese Lessons with Sound Files
Available online at: http://japanese.about.com/blsoundfile.htm

Irasshai (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
Available online at: http://www.gpb.org/irasshai