Newly Compiled Modern Japanese Loanword Dictionary (Translation)

Author: Wang Yuehe
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: This dictionary contains over 80,000 entries of Japanese loanwords and over 5,000 entries of common abbreviations. Its main features are as follows:
(1) Up-to-date content. In addition to including commonly used entries from various Japanese loanword dictionaries published in China and abroad during the 1980s and 1990s, this dictionary also adds newly emerging words and phrases frequently used in books, magazines, newspapers, and online since 2000.
(2) Broad coverage. The dictionary includes loanwords from multiple disciplines, fields, and professions, such as politics, economics, science, literature and arts, sports, medicine, film and television, broadcasting, advertising, as well as fashion, beauty, and daily life. However, it does not include proper nouns like personal names and place names.
(3) Accurate translation of meanings. The translated terms and notations are standardized, and when there are no corresponding Chinese terms or terminology, the definitions are complete and the concepts are clear.
(4) Highly practical abbreviations. The dictionary includes internationally renowned institutional and company names, as well as commonly used abbreviations in modern life, such as those in trade and economics, military, aerospace, computers, music, medicine, and physical chemistry.
This book contains approximately 70,000 entries of Japanese loanwords and over 5,000 entries of important abbreviations. It is characterized by being up-to-date, broadly covered, accurately translated, and highly practical in abbreviations. It is enriched with a large number of new words and includes several appendices.