Practical Sino-Japanese Dictionary

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Publish Date: 2000-12-01
Features: This dictionary is a compact one. Despite its small size, its purpose is to be "small but exquisite." Compared to bulky dictionaries on a desk, this one has far less information, but the selected content is precise and incorporates some clever functionalities. Additionally, its portability makes the compilers confident that it will be helpful to users. This dictionary focuses on modern Chinese daily vocabulary. Although it occasionally includes archaic terms and formal language, the emphasis remains on the current usage of words. Words are selected, definitions are annotated, and example sentences are provided from this perspective. The dictionary has the following features:
1. It clearly indicates whether each Chinese character can stand alone as a word, i.e., whether it can be used alone or must be combined with other characters to be valid, thereby highlighting whether it is a free morpheme or a bound morpheme. Even in the definitions of single-character words, it distinguishes between standalone words and non-standalone words.
2. It marks word classes in accordance with the original meaning.
3. Example sentences are concise and specify whether they are single words or compound words, or whether they are sentences or passages.
4. For adjectives primarily used as predicates or primarily as modifiers, explanatory notes are added before their definitions to show usage differences.
Additionally, the dictionary strives to make effective use of space in its layout. It is a small Chinese-Japanese dictionary, compact and easy to carry. The vocabulary collected focuses on daily usage and is based on current usage. The dictionary focuses on modern Chinese daily vocabulary. Although it occasionally includes archaic terms and formal language, the emphasis remains on selecting words, annotating definitions, and providing example sentences. The dictionary has the following features.
1. It clearly indicates whether each Chinese character can stand alone as a word, i.e., whether it can be used alone or must be combined with other characters to be valid, thereby highlighting whether it is a free morpheme or a bound morpheme. Even in the definitions of single-character words, it distinguishes between standalone words and non-standalone words.
2. It marks word classes in accordance with the original meaning.
3. Example sentences are concise and specify whether they are single words or compound words, or whether they are sentences or passages.
4. For adjectives primarily used as predicates or primarily as modifiers, explanatory notes are added before their definitions to show usage differences.
Additionally, the dictionary strives to make effective use of space in its layout. The aforementioned features, although sometimes used in other dictionaries, are actively emphasized in this one. Of course, language is dynamic and changes with time and context. The distinctions mentioned above are not absolute but merely serve as a baseline. Moreover, it is self-evident that this is the baseline within the compilers' capabilities. However, the compilers believe that this baseline is beneficial to users.