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 Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:14 pm
I'm thinking of buying one of those nifty electronic japanese dictionarys. Can anyone suggest a good one? and how much money it is? They seem so cool. very helpful.
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Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:54 am
I have a Sharp Edictionary PW-M100. I cost me 7000 or 8000 yen (can't quite remember), which is very cheap for a denshi-jisho (at the time, that was about 65-75 dollars). It doesn't have as many features as a lot of other ones (No Oxford English dictionary or thesaurus for example, which I admit would have been useful a couple of times, but overall is not important), but it has a decent J-E and E-J dictionary, as well as a Japanese dictionary, a kanji dictionary, calculator (including built in measurement conversions), and a bunch of other things I've never used. It has a jump feature, which is really important for looking up things you can't read and such.
Overall I think it's decent. I've had a couple of annoying times looking for kanji (just cause it took awhile), but nothing that made me want to get a new one (the kanji dictionaries where you can write out the kanji are usually very expensive). I would say the dictionary is better than the ones you could get for a Nintendo DS, if you start looking into that option also (that also has the kanji-write out thing, but other than that, I think a real denshi-jisho is better).
I'm not sure how available this model is though. I only got it a year and half ago, but it's been out awhile it looks like. You probably would have trouble finding it outside of Japan as well. In fact, if you're going to Japan anytime soon, I would recommend waiting until you get there to buy one. You'll probably have more choices and it will be cheaper.
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Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:43 pm
You can get a Nintendo DS and get a japanese dictionary for it, you'll spend at least 200 bucks on a decent dictionary, instead you can spend 100 on a DS, and 40 on an imported DS game, then you have a DS to play on too.
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 10:52 am
I need one for school. At least that's what they say.. for our second year, that we have to buy one.
And I think that they are very useful ^^ because one of my classmates has one and he can look up immediately the kanji's meaning or words we don't really know etc.
I also know someone who has a DS with sort of kanji game ^-^ we played it once and it's great .. now I want one too.. but I don't have a DS (yet) ^^
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:20 am
They are quite expensive. I suggest only using them if you're abroad and in an area where NO ONE speaks any English.
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:45 am
Yeah like I said, you're going to pay around 200 dollars for an electronic dictionary that probably isn't even backlit. Might as well spend 100 on a DS and get access to mulitple Kanji/Dictionary tools...
Kanji Sono Mama Rakubi Jiten:
A dictionary that lets you look up Kanji
http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com/watch?v=88ziFTPpHxE
Kanken DS 2
A program that lets you practice your Kanji and shows you the meanings (if you know enough japanese)
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9g-49-en-70-241b.html
I've been using both for a while now and I find them useful... if you're going to spend 200 bucks you might as well spend 200 on this stuff and have the versatility of a DS too... you wouldn't get nearly as much use out of just a plain Dictionary for sure.
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:21 pm
Kuragari no Kaze Yeah like I said, you're going to pay around 200 dollars for an electronic dictionary that probably isn't even backlit. Might as well spend 100 on a DS and get access to mulitple Kanji/Dictionary tools... Kanji Sono Mama Rakubi Jiten: A dictionary that lets you look up Kanji http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com/watch?v=88ziFTPpHxE Kanken DS 2 A program that lets you practice your Kanji and shows you the meanings (if you know enough japanese) http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9g-49-en-70-241b.html I've been using both for a while now and I find them useful... if you're going to spend 200 bucks you might as well spend 200 on this stuff and have the versatility of a DS too... you wouldn't get nearly as much use out of just a plain Dictionary for sure. The dictionaries for the DS aren't nearly as good as the ones on electronic dictionaries though. And you can find some for cheaper than 200, but that would most likely be in Japan.
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:43 am
its only usefull when you want to keep your computer on all day.
The only dictionary online i know is
www.freedict.com
But even that one isnt really usefull, it doesnt give much feedback
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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:19 pm
I use the Nintendo D.S. with the electronic game Kanji Sonomama (a Japanese program that I find very helpful in my 300 level Japanese course) - it cost me $180 all together, and it has a pad that I write the kanji or word I am trying to look up on it. If I get even remotely close it knows it- and if it gets it wrong its super easy to fix. I highly recommend it for the early to middle range learners (^_^)
However if you are willing to shell out the bucks you may find that a $300-400 range translator would be able to meet your needs indefinitely.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:26 pm
Kuragari no Kaze You can get a Nintendo DS and get a japanese dictionary for it, you'll spend at least 200 bucks on a decent dictionary, instead you can spend 100 on a DS, and 40 on an imported DS game, then you have a DS to play on too. How would I do that and where would I find one!I have a ds and I would like one of theose!
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:27 pm
Yuri Natsuhiboshi I use the Nintendo D.S. with the electronic game Kanji Sonomama (a Japanese program that I find very helpful in my 300 level Japanese course) - it cost me $180 all together, and it has a pad that I write the kanji or word I am trying to look up on it. If I get even remotely close it knows it- and if it gets it wrong its super easy to fix. I highly recommend it for the early to middle range learners (^_^) However if you are willing to shell out the bucks you may find that a $300-400 range translator would be able to meet your needs indefinitely. Did you get this game from imports??
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:51 am
I have a Casio Ex-Word XD-P600, which gets me through most of everything, but it also doesn't (as least I haven't found) a space key yet, and it makes entering words I want to know in Japanese from English sometimes difficult.
I originally was on the bandwagon for using the DS and the Kanji Sonomama Rakubi Jiten because it was cheaper and provided the versatility of a DS (i.e. playing games), but as I picked up more games (and a R4 rofl ), I realized I couldn't have my DS and Dictionary as the same thing. My battery would be drained from using it as a dictionary, so if I wanted to play Taiko or something, I wouldn't be able to. Kanji sonomama allows you to draw the kanji, which is a plus as electric dictionaries are now just having that function, and those are sometimes expensive.
But, if you game with your DS, you might want to consider a electronic dictionary. Plus, they are more handy in terms of more dictionaries (that you may or might not use) and such, and writing capability ones are approaching the $200 dollar range in Japan.
I would consider people learning Japanese to get a Canon Wordtank though. They're more English friendly than Ex-Word or Papyrus.
Also, it was mentioned before, but the best online dictionary for Japanese I feel is at www.alc.co.jp . You have to know a little Japanese to navigate, but it's probably the most intensive out of all the ones I have seen anyway.
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