Dictionaries

Japanese Collection

Locations

Dictionaries are mostly shelved either in the Reference Collection on the first floor or in the East Asian Reference Collection on the second floor. Some copies may be available for loan. Please check the LOCATION information carefully.

Choosing the Dictionaries

*** Bibliographies and Reference Sources ***

A Guide to reference books for Japanses studies = 日本研究のための参考図書 English
Compiled and published by The International House of Japan Library.
Tokyo : International House of Japan Library, 1997.
MAIN Library Z3306 .G82 1997
MAIN REFERENCE Collection Z3306 .G82 1997

An online version is also available (English).
http://gw2.i-house.or.jp/lib_db/searchdb_e/index.html
Choose "Printed Materials - English/Romaji Search" file and select LANGUAGE as subject to find dictionaries. With annotations in English.

Jisho jiten zen joho / 辞書・事典全情報 Japanese
Tokyo : Nichigai Asoshietsu : Hatsubaimoto Kinokuniya Shoten.
東京 : 日外アソシエーツ : 発売元紀伊國屋書店.
1945-1989: Japanese Collection Reference Z5849.J3 J57 1990
1990-1997: Japanese Collection Reference Z5849.J3 J57 1999

1998-2005: Japanese Collection Reference Z5849.J3 J576 2006
The first volume lists roughly 15,000 language and subject dictionaries published between 1945-1989. The second volume lists over 9,000 dictionaries published between 1990-1997.

Jisho no toshokan : dictionnaire, diccionario, dizionario, dictionary, vortaro, Wörterbuch, jisho, sasŏ, ci dian / 辞書の図書館 : dictionnaire, diccionario, dizionario, dictionary, vortaro, Wörterbuch, 辞書, 사서, 词典 Japanese

Tokyo : Surugadai Shuppansha, 2002. 東京 : 駿河台出版社, 2002.

Japanese Collection AG35.2 .J57 2002

9,811 reference titles are listed in this book.

Johogen to shite no refarensu bukkusu / 情報源としてのレファレンスブックス Japanese
Nagasawa Masao, Ishiguro Yuko kyocho. 長澤雅男, 石黒祐子共著
Tokyo : Nihon Toshokan Kyokai, 2004. 東京 : 日本図書館協会, 2004.
Japanese Collection Z1035.8.J3 N34 2004
The second chapter lists 52 dictionary titles with annotations. 10 sample questions are listed at the end of the chapter to illustrate the use of different dictionaries.

Nihon no sanko tosho : kaisetsu soran / 日本の参考図書 : 解説総覧 Japanese
Henshu Nihon Toshokan Kyokai Nihon no Sanko Tosho Henshu Iinkai 編集日本図書館協会日本の参考図書編集委員会.
Tokyo : Nihon Toshokan Kyokai, 1980. 東京 : 日本図書館協会, 1980.
Japanese Collection Z1035.8.J3 N56 1980

*** Books and Articles ***

Following books and articles provide some criteria useful for you to select appropriate dictionaries for different purposes.

"Kojien" wa shinrai dekiru ka : kokugo jiten 100-komoku chekku rankingu / 「広辞苑」は信頼できるか : 国語辞典 100 項目チェックランキング Japanese
Kanetake, Nobuya. 金武伸弥.
Tokyo : Kodansha, 2000. 東京 : 講談社, 2000.
Japanese Collection PL675 .K365 2000
Examine "Kojien," one of most commonly-used ditionaries in Japan, and 20 other dictionaries for 100 criteria.

佐々木瑞枝.　外国人留学生と辞書 Japanese
日本語学 16(12),44-51,1997/11(明治書院)

砂川有里子. 日本語学習者のための表現辞典 Japanese
日本語学 17(14),45-53,1998/12(明治書院)

Dictionaries mentioned in above two articles are indicated with in Various Dictionaries in this Library below.

関山　健治. Sekky's Website 辞書関係コンテンツトップページ Japanese

http://members.tripod.com/~sekky/jisho.html

日本語を学ぶ外国人のための　電子辞書へのアプローチ section gives advice for foriegn students how to select electronic disctionaries. http://members.tripod.com/~sekky/edicjsl.html

Online Dictionaries

Goo 辞書 http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/
Dictionaries available at Goo 辞書 Site: EXCEED 英和辞典, EXCEED 和英辞典, 大辞林第2版 , デイリー新語辞典+α，新明解四字熟語辞典.

鱈　　鰆　　鯨

Eijiro on the web 英辞郎 http://www.alc.co.jp/
Complied by a group of interpreters and translators. Especially useful to look up colloquial expressions and new words.

Infoseek 辞書　http://dictionary.www.infoseek.co.jp/
Dictionaries available at Infoseek 辞書 site: EXCEED 英和辞典, EXCEED 和英辞典, 大辞林第2版, コンサイスカタカナ語辞典第2版, オリジナル, 漢字検索データベース.

Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Japanese-English Dictionary Server http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html
English-Japanese, Japanese-English, Kanji dictionaries and more are available.

Rikai http://www.rikai.com/perl/Home.pl
This website is useful for reading websites and e-mails in Japanese.

Yahoo 辞書 http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/
Dictionaries available at Yahoo 辞書 site: 大辞泉, 大辞林, 必携類語実用辞典, プログレッシブ英和中辞典, 新グローバル英和辞典, プログレッシブ和英中辞典, ニューセンチュリー和英辞典.

You have two options for Japanese dictionaries, English-Japaense dictionaries, and Japanese-English dictionaries.

RNN 時事英語辞典　 http://www.rnnnews.jp/
Useful website for reading news and current affairs.

Various Dictionaries in the Collection

This list is not a comprehensive list. Try subject headings under each category to find similar dictionaries in our collection.

*** English-Japanese & Japanese-English Dictionary ～英和・和英辞典～ ***

Subject Headings:
English language -- Dictionaries -- Japanese.
Japanese language -- Dictionaries -- English.

The AOTS Nihongo dictionary for practical use = Nihongo jitsuyo jiten / 日本語実用辞典
Tokyo : Surie Nettowaku, 1993. 東京 : スリーエーネットワーク, 1993.
Japanese Collection PL679 .A55 1993
Example sentences are provided both in Romaji and English.

Basic Japanese-English dictionary = Kiso Nihongo gakushu jiten / 基礎日本語学習辞典
The Japan Foundation 国際交流基金
2nd ed.
Published Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press ; Tokyo : Bonjinsha, c2004.
MAIN Library PL679 .B37 2004
Lists 2800 words with Romaji information, "rubi"and examples. Good for beginners.

Furigana Ei-Wa jiten = Kenkyusha's furigana English-Japanese dictionar / ふりがな英和辞典
Tokyo : Kenkyusha, 1990 東京 : 研究社, 1990.
Japanese Collection Reference PL679 .F78 1990

Gaikokujin no tame no kihongo yorei jiten / 外国人のための基本用例辞典
Tokyo : Okurasho Insatsukyoku, Heisei 2 [1990] 東京 : 大藏省印刷局, 平成 2 [1990]
Japanese Collection Reference PL675 .J3 1990

Gaikokujin no tame no tanoshii Nihongo jiten / 外国人のための楽しい日本語辞典
Takano, Tsugunaga. 鷹野次長.
Tokyo : Sanseido, 2004. 東京 : 三省堂, 2004.
Japanese Collection PL685 .T34 2004

Kenkyusha Nichi-Ei jiten / 研究社日英辞典
Tokyo : Kenkyusha, 1992. 東京 : 研究社, 1992.
Japanese Collection PL679 .K382 1992
Contain useful photographs and charts to illustrate the entries.

Kodansha's furigana English-Japanese dictionary : the essential dictionary for all students of Japanese / ふりがな英和辞典
Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International, 2001.
Japanese Collection Reference PL679 .K67 2001

The modern English-Nihongo dictionary = Nihongo gakushu Ei-Nichi jiten / 日本語学習英日辞典　
Tokyo : Kodansha, 1997.
MAIN Library PL679 .M63 1997

Nihongo o manabu hito no jiten : Eigo, Chugokugo yaku tsuki = Informative Japanese / 日本語を学ぶ人の辞典 : 英語・中国語訳つき
Tokyo : Shinchosha, 1995. 東京 : 新潮社, 1995.
Japanese Collection PL675 .N58 1995

*** Grammar ～文法～ ***

Subject Heading: Japanese language -- Grammar -- Dictionaries

A dictionary of intermediate Japanese grammar : Nihongo bunpo jiten (chukyu hen) / 日本語文法辞典中級編　
Makino, Seiichi, and Michio Tsutsui..
Tokyo : Japan Times, 1995.
MAIN Library PL679 .M28 1995

Kyoshi to gakushusha no tame no Nihongo bunkei jiten = Nihongo bunkei jiten / 教師と学習者のための日本語文型辞典
Tokyo : Kuroshio Shuppan, 1998. 東京 : くろしお出版, 1998.
Japanese Collection PL539.3 .N2235 1998

*** Chinese Character Dictionary ～漢和・漢英辞典～ ***

Subject Heading: Chinese language -- Dictionaries -- Japanese.

The compact Nelson Japanese-English character dictionary
Haig, John H.
Rutland, Vt. : C.E. Tuttle 1999.
MAIN Japanese Collection Reference PL679 .N424 1999
Rutland, Vt. : C.E. Tuttle Co., 1997.
MAIN REFERENCE Collection PL679 .N4 1997

The Kanji dictionary /漢字熟語字典.
Spahn, Mark and Wolfgang Hadamitzky, with Kimiko Fujie-Winter.
Rutland, Vermont ; Tokyo, Japan : Charles E. Tuttle, 1996.
Japanese Collection Reference PL677.5 .S62 1996
MAIN REFERENCE Collection PL677.5 .S62 1996

The Kodansha Kanji learner's dictionary
Tokyo : Kodansha Intanashonaru, 1999. 東京 : 講談社インターナショナル, 1999.
MAIN Library PL677.5 .K63 1999

Sanseido gojuonbiki Kan-Wa jiten / 三省堂五十音引き漢和辞典
Tokyo : Sanseido, 2004. 東京 : 三省堂, 2004.
Japanese Collection Reference PL677.5 .S36 2004

Shin reinbo shogaku kanji jiten / 新レインボー小学漢字辞典
Tokyo : Gakken, 2005. 東京 : 小学館, 2005.
Japanese Collection Reference PL677.5 .S552 2005
Accompanied by users guide (漢字辞典の使い方).

*** Japanese Language Dictionary ～国語辞典～ ***

Subject Heading: Japanese language -- Dictionaries.

Iwanami kokugo jiten / 岩波国語辞典
Tokyo : Iwanami Shoten, 2000. 東京 : 岩波書店, 2000.
6th ed.

Japanese Collection Reference PL675 .I95 2000

Meikyo kokugo jiten / 明鏡国語辞典
Tokyo : Taishukan Shoten, 2002. 東京 : 大修館書店, 2002.
1st ed.

Japanese Collection Reference PL695 .M45 2002

Nihongo gyakubiki jiten / 日本語逆引き辞典
Tokyo : Taishukan Shoten, 1993. 東京 : 大修館書店, 1993.
10th ed.

Japanese Collection Reference PL685 .N46 1993

Sanseido kokugo jiten / 三省堂国語辞典
Tokyo : Sanseido, 2001. 東京 : 三省堂, 2001.

5th ed.
Japanese Collection Reference PL675 .S33 2001

Shin meikai kokugo jiten / 新明解国語辞典
Tokyo : Sanseido, 2005. 東京 : 三省堂, 2005.

6th ed.
Japanese Collection Reference PL675 .S4 2005

Shin reinbo shogaku kokugo jiten / 新レインボー小学国語辞典
Tokyo : Shogakkan, 2005, c2001. 東京 : 小学館, 2005, c2001.
Japanese Collection Reference PL675 .S42 2005
Accompanied by users guide (国語辞典の使い方).

Shincho gendai kokugo jiten / 新潮現代国語辞典
Tokyo : Shinchosha, Heisei 12 [2000] 東京 : 新潮社, 平成 12 [2000]

2nd ed.
Japanese Collection Reference PL675 .S43 2000

*** Onomatopoeic Words & Mimetic Words ～擬音語・擬態語～ ***
Subject Headings:
Japanese language -- Onomatopoeic words -- Dictionaries.
Japanese language -- Mimetic words -- Dictionaries.

Kurashi no kotoba gion gitaigo jiten / 暮らしのことば　擬音・擬態語辞典　
Tokyo : Kodansha, 2003. 東京 : 講談社, 2003.
Japanese Collection Reference PL685 .K87 2003
Manga is used to illustrate the use of onomatopoeic and mimetic words.

Wa-Ei gitaigo giongo bunrui yoho jiten / 〈和英〉擬態語・擬音語分類用法辞典
Chang, Andrew C.
Tokyo : Taishukan, 1990. 東京 : 大修館 1990.
Japanese Collection PL668 .G60 1990

*** Synonyms ～類語～ ***
Subject Heading: Japanese language -- Synonyms and antonyms -- Dictionaries.

Nihongo gakushu tsukaiwake jiten = Effective Japanese usage guide : a concise explanation of frequently confused words and phrases / 日本語学習使い分け辞典
Tokyo : Kodansha, 1994. 東京 : 講談社, 1994.
Japanese Collection Reference PL685 .N459 1994
With Romaji and "rubi."Explanation and example are provided in English.

Nihongo tsukaisabaki jiten : toki ni oji baai ni sokushi / 日本語使いさばき辞典 : 時に応じ場合に即し
Tokyo : Asutoro Shuppan, 1997. 東京 : あすとろ出版, 1997.
Japanese Collection PL665 .G46 1997

Ruigo daijiten / 類語大辞典
Tokyo : Kodansha, 2002. 東京 : 講談社 , 2002.
Japanese Collection Reference PL667 .R85 2002

Nihongo ruiji hyogen no nyuansu no chigai o reishosuru / 類義語使い分け辞典 : 日本語類似表現のニュアンスの違いを例証する
Tokyo : Kenkyusha Shuppan, 1998. 東京 : 研究社出版, 1998.
Japanese Collection Reference PL667 .T54 1998

Tsukaikata no wakaru ruigo reikai jiten / 使い方の分かる類語例解辞典
Tokyo : Shogakukan, 2003 東京 : 小学館, 2003
On Order

*** Foreign Words ～外来語～ ***
Subject Heading: Japanese language -- Foreign words and phrases -- Dictionaries.

Nihongo ni natta gaikokugo jiten = A Compact dictionary of loanwords
/ 日本語になった外国語辞典
Tokyo : Shueisha, 1994. 東京 : 集英社 , 1994.
Japanese Collection PL684 .N43 1994

Gairaigo Wa-Ei jiten = A dictionary of loanwords for Japanese learners of English : Eigo o manabi tsukau hito no tame ni / 外来語和英辞典 : 英語を学び使う人のために
Sato, Hiromu. 佐藤　弘.　
Tokyo : Yashio Shuppansha, 1990. 東京　: 八潮　出版社, 1990.
Japanese Collection Reference PL684 .S257 1990

*** Accents ～アクセント～ ***
Subject Heading: Japanese language -- Accents and accentuation -- Dictionaries.

NHK Nihongo hatsuon akusento jiten / NHK 日本語発音アクセント辞典
Tokyo : Nihon Hoso Shuppan Kyokai, 1998. 東京 : 日本放送出版協会, 1998.
Japanese Collection Reference PL544 .N45 1998

Shin meikai Nihongo akusento jiten / 新明解日本語アクセント辞典
Tokyo : Sanseido, 2001. 東京 : 三省堂 , 2001.
Japanese Collection Reference PL544 .S34 2001

*** Numerals ～助数詞～ ***
Subject Heading: Japanese language -- Numerals -- Dictionaries.

Kazoekata no jiten / 数え方の辞典
Iida, Asako, 1969- 飯田朝子 , 1969-
Tokyo : Shogakkan, 2004. 東京 : 小学館 , 2004.
Japanese Collection Reference PL579 .I53 2004

Kazoekata de migaku Nihongo / Iida Asako.
数え方でみがく日本語 / 飯田朝子.
Tokyo : Chikima Shobo, 2005.
東京 : 筑摩書房, 2005.
Japanese Collection PL579 .I42 2005

*** ～四字熟語・ことわざ～ ***
Subject Heading: Proverbs, Japanese -- Dictionaries.

A dictionary of Japanese and English idiomatic equivalents = Wa-Ei jukugo kanyoku jiten / 和英　熟語慣用句辞典
Corwin, Charles.
Tokyo : Japan Publications Trading Co., [1968]
Japanese Collection Reference PL679 .C6
MAIN REFERENCE Collection PL679 .C6

Iwanami yoji jukugo jiten / 岩波四字熟語辞典
Published Tokyo : Iwanami Shoten, 2002. 東京 : 岩波書店, 2002.
Japanese Collection Reference PL685 .I93 2002

Shinpen Koji kotowaza jiten / 新編故事ことわざ辞典
Suzuki, Tozo. 鈴木棠三.
Tokyo : Sotakusha, Heisei 4 [1992] 東京 : 創拓社, 平成 4 [1992]
Japanese Collection Reference PN6519.J3 S827 1992

*** New Words ～新語～ ***
Subject Heading: Japanese language -- New words -- Dictionaries.

Deiri shingo jiten = Sanseido's daily dictionary of new words / デイリー新語辞典
Tokyo : Sanseido, 2000. 東京 : 三省堂, 2000.
Japanese Collection Reference PL685 .D45 2000

Asahi gendai yogo jiten. / 朝日現代用語事典
[Tokyo, Asahi Shinbunsha] [東京, 朝日新聞社］
Japanese Collection Reference AE35.2 .A83
This annual publication is a good reference source to find the newly emerged words and buzzwords.

Last updated: January 23, 2007