This book is ideal for learners of Japanese as a second language who want to communicate more effectively and also for learners of English who know Japanese.
This book lists 8,752 core Japanese words with English equivalents. Main entries are in Romanized Japanese in boldface type alphabetically with Kana (Japanese alphabet) and Chinese characters, if any. Next, in the same line, parts of speech label, and the entry’s English equivalents with stressed syllables* in boldface type) followed by standard American English pronunciation.
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eigo えいご(英語) [n.] English [iŋgliʃ]
eigyō えいぎょう(営業) [n.] business [biznəs]
eikō えいこう(栄光) [n.] glory [glɔ:ri]
eikyō えいきょう(影響) [n.] influence [influəns]
Japanese is written with three different scripts: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji (Chinese character). Typical Japanese words are written with Hiragana and Chinese characters. Chinese characters must be used since almost 90% of the language derives from Chinese characters. Katakana is usually used to write foreign words other than Chinese.
