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 8,743 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.
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densetsu でんせつ(伝説) [n.] legend
denshin でんしん(電信) [n.] telegram
densō suru でんそう(伝送)する [v.] see off
dentatsu でんたつ(伝達) [n.] communication
dentatsu sha でんたつしゃ(伝達者) [n.] messenger
