Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters
Kenneth Henshall This book is a really interesting exploration into the origins of the 2000 most common kanji in Japanese. It gives a lot of information about where each kanji comes from — like most...
View ArticleRemembering the Kanji — study cards
James Heisig If you are learning kanji using James Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji books, these study cards are invaluable. Heisig recommends a specific method of studying and reviewing the kanji. The...
View ArticleRemembering the Kanji
James Heisig I think this is the best method available for learning kanji, but it’s not for everyone. This first volume teaches you how to recognize, write and understand the meanings of over 2000...
View ArticleElectronic Japanese dictionaries
Most Japanese electronic dictionaries are generally available only in Japan. There are some companies that sell them overseas. If you are learning Japanese, especially if you live in Japan, I highly...
View ArticleCanon Wordtank IDC-310
The Canon Wordtank IDC-310 is a brilliant little electronic dictionary. The main function is to translate English to Japanese and vice versa. You can also look up kanji based on reading, radical or...
View ArticleCanon Wordtank IDX-9700
The Canon Wordtank IDX-9700 electronic dictionary does everything the smaller IDC-310 does, and more. Of course, you can translate English to Japanese and vice versa. You can also look up kanji based...
View ArticleCanon Wordtank IDF-3000
The Canon Wordtank IDF-3000 seems to be the updated version of the IDX-9700. It looks much better, with a bigger, clearer screen and much faster lookup. However, the functions don’t seem to work quite...
View ArticleCasio EX-word XD-470
I played with a Casio EX-word XD-470 for a little while in a shop. I was very tempted to buy it. The big selling point was handwriting recognition. You can handwrite kanji and kana on the screen using...
View ArticlePocket PC as Japanese dictionary
I have heard that a Japanese Pocket PC model is the best thing to use as an electronic Japanese dictionary. Many companies make Pocket PCs. They come with the Microsoft Windows CE operating system —...
View ArticleCanon Wordtank G50
The Canon Wordtank G50 electronic dictionary is one of the newer Wordtank models. Apparently it’s very popular. For me, the best new features are the improved dictionaries and the animated kanji stroke...
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