The Compact Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary

by Andrew N. Nelson, John H. Haig

"This new compilation offers many advantages…As an example of a book design, little more could be asked of this volume."— Harvard journal of Asiatic Studies

The Compact Nelson is an abridged edition of the revised New Nelson Dictionary , Dr. Andrew N. Nelson's award–winning classic work. An invaluable guide for learning Japanese, this book has the following features: Updated 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.

Genres: Reference, Dictionaries

796 pages, Paperback

First published August 15, 1999

About the author

Andrew Nathaniel Nelson was born in Great Falls, Montana, in 1893. He received his B.A. from Walla Walla College and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington. As a Seventh-Day Adventist missionary in Asia between 1918 and 1961, Dr. Nelson played a prominent role in the fields of education and language training. Throughout his life, Dr. Nelson remained devoted to the study of the Japanese language and the fundamentals of Chinese.

Reviews

[Nicki Markus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good language-learning resource.

[Mint · Rating 5 out of 5]

My copy of this is worn and frazzled, because I use it that often. It has never let me down. If you need a kanji dictionary, but don't relish the idea of lugging around the large & heavy unabridged/cross-referenced version, this is the one to choose.

It's easy to use and very informative with helpful charts and indexes. Recommended to any student of Japanese language, from beginner to advanced.

[André · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best dictionary for Japanese Kanji! I wish, Chinese dictionaries were so well done. It only takes seconds to find a character in this dictionary, as guides for the radicals seem to be everywhere. Each character contains many useful pieces of information and there are several indexes at the back which aid in finding characters by their pronunciation or if you can't find the radical.

[Patrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

Textbook, No Comment.