Japanese Books


Yohan English Japanes-Japanese English Dictionary by Kaneda, FujihikoYohan English Japanes-Japanese English Dictionary by Kaneda, Fujihiko
Best Price: $53.95
Reading Japanese with a Smile: Nine Stories from a Japanese Weekly Magazine for Intermediate LearnersReading Japanese with a Smile: Nine Stories from a Japanese Weekly Magazine for Intermediate Learners
Best Price: $10.99
Reading Japanese With A Smile is a great resource for intermediate students looking to do some...
Rubber dictionary in ten languages: English/American, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish, Indonesian, JapaneseRubber dictionary in ten languages: English/American, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish, Indonesian, JapaneseNew Japanese-English-Pilipino dictionaryNew Japanese-English-Pilipino dictionaryA Dictionary of Japanese and English Idiomatic EquivalentsA Dictionary of Japanese and English Idiomatic Equivalents


Modern Reader's Japanese- English Character Dictionary; 2nd Revised EditionModern Reader's Japanese- English Character Dictionary; 2nd Revised EditionDictionary of Japanese ArtistsDictionary of Japanese ArtistsA Dictionary of Japanese ParticlesA Dictionary of Japanese ParticlesThe Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary. 2nd ed., rev. Tuttle, 1992.  djThe Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary. 2nd ed., rev. Tuttle, 1992. djKodansha's Pocket Romanized Japanese-English DictionaryKodansha's Pocket Romanized Japanese-English Dictionary


A Dictionary of Japanese and English Idiomatic Equivalents: Wa-Ei Jukugo Kanyoku JitenA Dictionary of Japanese and English Idiomatic Equivalents: Wa-Ei Jukugo Kanyoku Jiten
Best Price: $78.08
This volume presents over 10,000 of the most frequently spoken Japanese and English idioms...
Survival in the Office: The Evolution of Japanese Working Women (Volume 5)Survival in the Office: The Evolution of Japanese Working Women (Volume 5)
I picked up a translation of this series when I was living in Japan. The entire series is...
Common Japanese Collocations: A Learner's Guide to Frequent Word PairingsCommon Japanese Collocations: A Learner's Guide to Frequent Word Pairings
Best Price: $8.94
This is a pretty good book for the most part. It gives lots of words for different situations...
Japanese for Busy People I: Kana Version includes CD (Bk. 1)Japanese for Busy People I: Kana Version includes CD (Bk. 1)
Best Price: $19.94
I've just finished going through this book and can really recommend it to anyone beginning...
A Dictionary of Japanese Culture (Japanese Edition)A Dictionary of Japanese Culture (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $14.95

Japanese for Healthcare Professionals: An Introduction to Medical JapaneseJapanese for Healthcare Professionals: An Introduction to Medical Japanese
Best Price: $31.02
The only book of its kind in English, Japanese for Healthcare Professionals is a...
Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners: First Steps to Mastering the Japanese Writing SystemJapanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners: First Steps to Mastering the Japanese Writing System
Best Price: $6.27
Japanese has 3 writing systems, all used together: hiragana, katakana and kanji. Japanese...
Charenji Shogaku Kokugo Ji (Japanese Edition)Charenji Shogaku Kokugo Ji (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $56.20
Remembering the Kana: The Hiragana / The KatakanaRemembering the Kana: The Hiragana / The Katakana
Best Price: $48.00
This book has been a godsend for me, really nothing short of a miracle. I moved to Japan 4...
Aozora: Intermediate-Advanced Japanese Communication (Japanese Edition)Aozora: Intermediate-Advanced Japanese Communication (Japanese Edition)
This book uses a very communicative approach for learning/teaching Japanese. The listening...

Remembering the Kana: A Guide to Reading and Writing the Japanese Syllabaries in 3 Hours Each (Manoa) (part 1) (Japanese Edition)Remembering the Kana: A Guide to Reading and Writing the Japanese Syllabaries in 3 Hours Each (Manoa) (part 1) (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $15.59
This book is a really cute... if not sometimes corny little ditty that walks you through the...
Fundamentals of Japanese Grammar: Comprehensive AcquisitionFundamentals of Japanese Grammar: Comprehensive Acquisition
Best Price: $23.89
I have been studying Japanese on my own. Being in a line of work where self-study is a...
The Role of Contact in the Origins of the Japanese and Korean LanguagesThe Role of Contact in the Origins of the Japanese and Korean Languages
Best Price: $32.89
Here in Japan, a country of oxymoron and real moron, interdisciplinarity was seriously abused in...
Mangajin's Basic Japanese Through Comics (Part 2)Mangajin's Basic Japanese Through Comics (Part 2)
Best Price: $20.00
Learning Japanese through comics (manga) is not just kids' stuff. It is important to...
Japan Today!Japan Today!

Japanese in Plain EnglishJapanese in Plain English
Best Price: $1.45
After buying this book, I regreted it and wished I had gotten a different Learn Japanese book....
Merriam-Webster's Japanese-English DictionaryMerriam-Webster's Japanese-English Dictionary
I've been studying the Japanese language on my own for six years now. Of all the...
Dictionary of American Slang into JapaneseDictionary of American Slang into Japanese
I sent this to a student in Japan to help her learn English as it is spoken here. Classroom...
Japanese Word Power: Quizzes and exercises for building a more powerful Japanese vocabularyJapanese Word Power: Quizzes and exercises for building a more powerful Japanese vocabulary
Best Price: $15.50
You've learned the basics of Japanese....But how to you build a competent, sophisticated...
Word by Word Basic English/Japanese Bilingual Edition (2nd Edition)Word by Word Basic English/Japanese Bilingual Edition (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $7.95
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Basic Japanese-English DictionaryBasic Japanese-English Dictionary
Best Price: $13.12
Okay, so I never ever feel compelled to write reviews but after reading the only one on here I...
First Course in Japanese: Pt. 1First Course in Japanese: Pt. 1
Best Price: $19.93
Comprehending Technical Japanese (Technical Japanese Series)Comprehending Technical Japanese (Technical Japanese Series)
Best Price: $34.71
Used for self-study or in the classroom, this text shows the reader how to read and translate...
Kanji For Comprehending Technical Japanese (Technical Japanese Series)Kanji For Comprehending Technical Japanese (Technical Japanese Series)
Best Price: $19.99
Designed as a companion and study guide for the textbook Comprehending Technical Japanese ,...
Essential JapaneseEssential Japanese
Best Price: $14.55
The Essential package is a unique multimedia introduction to French.   At the core of ...

A Dictionary of Japanese LoanwordsA Dictionary of Japanese Loanwords
Best Price: $75.00
Recent studies report that Japanese is the second most productive source of new loanwords to...
Random House Japanese-English English-Japanese DictionaryRandom House Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary
Best Price: $3.76
I first bought this dictionary for my univeristy course, it's small in size and cheap so I...
Longman English-Japanese Photo Dictionary (Longman Photo Dictionary)Longman English-Japanese Photo Dictionary (Longman Photo Dictionary)
Best Price: $15.00
Webster's New World Compact Japanese Dictionary: Japanese/English, English/Japanese (Japanese Edition)Webster's New World Compact Japanese Dictionary: Japanese/English, English/Japanese (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $2.75
Concise Dictionary of Modern Japanese HistoryConcise Dictionary of Modern Japanese History
Best Price: $19.67
This dictionary has everything needed in an excellent historical dictionary. Great for purposes...

Hippocrene Children's Illustrated Japanese Dictionary: English-Japanese/Japanese-English (Hippocrene Children's Illustrated Foreign Language Dictionaries)Hippocrene Children's Illustrated Japanese Dictionary: English-Japanese/Japanese-English (Hippocrene Children's Illustrated Foreign Language Dictionaries)
Best Price: $45.99
I have never believed that language can be learned by reading the equivalent of a word and...
Let's Study Japanese (Tuttle Language Library)Let's Study Japanese (Tuttle Language Library)
Best Price: $12.88
This little book is a gem and I recommend it to any English speakers who are considering...
Colloquial JapaneseColloquial Japanese
Best Price: $45.55
This book is about Grammar-- and it explains this REALLY well if you are the type of learner...
A Japanese Reader: Graded Lessons for Mastering the Written Language (Tuttle Language Library)A Japanese Reader: Graded Lessons for Mastering the Written Language (Tuttle Language Library)
Best Price: $1.22
The first thing you have to ask yourself before picking up "A Japanese Reader", is...
250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Vol. 1250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Vol. 1
Best Price: $10.40
This book lists 250 "essential" Kanji, along with drawing strokes *and* an...

Guide to Learning Hiragana & Katakana: First Steps to Reading and Writing JapaneseGuide to Learning Hiragana & Katakana: First Steps to Reading and Writing Japanese
Best Price: $40.00
I can't stand doing boring work. I have very little patience and I lose interest in studies...
Kanji Fast FinderKanji Fast Finder
Best Price: $1.96
This is brilliant! At last a kanji book where you don't need to count up strokes! No, it...
250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Volume 1250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Volume 1
Best Price: $4.34
As the negative review on this site points out, this book is not a complete Japanese course. In...
Contemporary Japanese Workbook Volume 2 (Tuttle Language Library)Contemporary Japanese Workbook Volume 2 (Tuttle Language Library)
Best Price: $4.76
Includes Audio CD. Contemporary Japanese Workbook Volume 2 serves as supplementary material...
Aozora: Intermediate-Advanced Japanese Communication (Japanese Edition)Aozora: Intermediate-Advanced Japanese Communication (Japanese Edition)
This book uses a very communicative approach for learning/teaching Japanese. The listening...

Remembering the Kana: A Guide to Reading and Writing the Japanese Syllabaries in 3 Hours Each (Manoa) (part 1) (Japanese Edition)Remembering the Kana: A Guide to Reading and Writing the Japanese Syllabaries in 3 Hours Each (Manoa) (part 1) (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $15.59
This book is a really cute... if not sometimes corny little ditty that walks you through the...
Fundamentals of Japanese Grammar: Comprehensive AcquisitionFundamentals of Japanese Grammar: Comprehensive Acquisition
Best Price: $23.89
I have been studying Japanese on my own. Being in a line of work where self-study is a...
The Role of Contact in the Origins of the Japanese and Korean LanguagesThe Role of Contact in the Origins of the Japanese and Korean Languages
Best Price: $32.89
Here in Japan, a country of oxymoron and real moron, interdisciplinarity was seriously abused in...
Mangajin's Basic Japanese Through Comics (Part 2)Mangajin's Basic Japanese Through Comics (Part 2)
Best Price: $20.00
Learning Japanese through comics (manga) is not just kids' stuff. It is important to...
Japan Today!Japan Today!

Japanese in Plain EnglishJapanese in Plain English
Best Price: $1.45
After buying this book, I regreted it and wished I had gotten a different Learn Japanese book....
Merriam-Webster's Japanese-English DictionaryMerriam-Webster's Japanese-English Dictionary
I've been studying the Japanese language on my own for six years now. Of all the...
Dictionary of American Slang into JapaneseDictionary of American Slang into Japanese
I sent this to a student in Japan to help her learn English as it is spoken here. Classroom...
Japanese Word Power: Quizzes and exercises for building a more powerful Japanese vocabularyJapanese Word Power: Quizzes and exercises for building a more powerful Japanese vocabulary
Best Price: $15.50
You've learned the basics of Japanese....But how to you build a competent, sophisticated...
Ace's Japanese Exambusters Study Cards (Ace's Exambusters) (Japanese Edition)Ace's Japanese Exambusters Study Cards (Ace's Exambusters) (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $7.85
These cards are perfect for students picking up beginner vocabulary. There are about 900...

Cinderella (Level 1): Learn English Through Fairy Tales (Foreign Language Through Fairy Tales) (Japanese Edition)Cinderella (Level 1): Learn English Through Fairy Tales (Foreign Language Through Fairy Tales) (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $8.50
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Larousse Japanese Phrasebook (Larousse Phrasebook) (English and Japanese Edition)Larousse Japanese Phrasebook (Larousse Phrasebook) (English and Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $0.61
These small books are a must-have for travelers. Each book contains a 7,000-entry bilingual...
Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Surnames and How to Read Them: From Readings to CharactersJapanese, Chinese, and Korean Surnames and How to Read Them: From Readings to Characters
Best Price: $265.00
ICOON Global Picture Dictionary (English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, Chinese and Hindi Edition)ICOON Global Picture Dictionary (English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, Chinese and Hindi Edition)
Best Price: $12.54
this book is very small - which means the pictures in it are small also. I don't even know...
Buraito Ei-Wa jiten =: Shogakukan's bright English-Japanese dictionary (Japanese Edition)Buraito Ei-Wa jiten =: Shogakukan's bright English-Japanese dictionary (Japanese Edition)

English Romanized Japanese DictionaryEnglish Romanized Japanese DictionaryOxford Picture Dictionary of American English: English/Japanese EditionOxford Picture Dictionary of American English: English/Japanese EditionDictionary of English Synonyms :JAPANESEDictionary of English Synonyms :JAPANESEBeyond Polite Japanese: A Dictionary of Japanese Slang and Colloquialisms (Power Japanese Series)Beyond Polite Japanese: A Dictionary of Japanese Slang and Colloquialisms (Power Japanese Series)
Best Price: $3.99
I have studied Japanese since 1997 and have been to Japan 31/32 times. On some trips, it really...
The Rose and the Ring (Webster's Japanese Thesaurus Edition)The Rose and the Ring (Webster's Japanese Thesaurus Edition)
Best Price: $28.95
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Japanese thesaurus at the bottom...

Black Beauty The Autobiography of a Horse (Webster's Japanese Thesaurus Edition)Black Beauty The Autobiography of a Horse (Webster's Japanese Thesaurus Edition)
Best Price: $28.95
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Japanese thesaurus at the bottom...
Mangajin's Basic Japanese Through Comics (v. 1)Mangajin's Basic Japanese Through Comics (v. 1)
Best Price: $12.53
This book gives examples of different levels of politeness. Word choice for proper etiquette is...
Berlitz Japanese Dictionary: Jananese-english / English-japanese (Berlitz ConcisBerlitz Japanese Dictionary: Jananese-english / English-japanese (Berlitz ConcisJapanese Vocabulary (Barron's Vocabulary)Japanese Vocabulary (Barron's Vocabulary)
This pocket-size book lists approximately 6,000 words in English with translations into...
Webster's New World Compact Japanese Dictionary: Japanese/English - English/JapaneseWebster's New World Compact Japanese Dictionary: Japanese/English - English/Japanese

Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character DictionaryModern Reader's Japanese-English Character DictionaryJapanese Kanji a Day Practice Pad Volume 1 (Tuttle Practice Pads) (Vol 1)Japanese Kanji a Day Practice Pad Volume 1 (Tuttle Practice Pads) (Vol 1)
Best Price: $13.43
Learn a year's worth of essential kanji in just minutes a day with this user-friendly...
Japanese Grammar (Barron's Grammar Series)Japanese Grammar (Barron's Grammar Series)
Best Price: $3.68
Considering this book is over 240 pages long despite it's small size, and does a very nice...
Barron's Traveler's Language Guide -- Japanese (Barron's Traveler's Language Guides)Barron's Traveler's Language Guide -- Japanese (Barron's Traveler's Language Guides)
Best Price: $7.29
Up-to-date in content, beautifully illustrated with color photos, packed with bilingual lists of...
Learn Japanese the Fast and Fun Way with 4 Audio CDsLearn Japanese the Fast and Fun Way with 4 Audio CDs
Best Price: $25.99
English-speaking travelers to Japan will find this informal introduction a painless way to gain...

Javanese English DictionaryJavanese English Dictionary
Best Price: $22.06
The Javanese-English Dictionary comprises a complete listing, with precise definitions, of all...
Martin's Concise Japanese Dictionary: English-Japanese Japanese-English (Tuttle Language Library)Martin's Concise Japanese Dictionary: English-Japanese Japanese-English (Tuttle Language Library)
Best Price: $77.72
All of the foriegn exchanges students are buying this book and as a parent, I have heard this is...
Japanese Made Easy: Revised EditionJapanese Made Easy: Revised Edition
Best Price: $0.98
Japanese cannot be made truly easy, but this book does make it easy to learn some of the...
Guide to Writing Kanji & Kana: A Self-Study Workbook for Learning Japanese Characters, Book 2Guide to Writing Kanji & Kana: A Self-Study Workbook for Learning Japanese Characters, Book 2
Best Price: $70.84
A Guide to Writing Kanji & Kana Book 2 continues the systematic approach to learning how to...
Colloquial Kansai Japanese: The Dialects and Culture of the Kansai Region (Tuttle Language Library)Colloquial Kansai Japanese: The Dialects and Culture of the Kansai Region (Tuttle Language Library)
Best Price: $7.03
"Colloquial Kansai Japanese" is an updated and expanded edition of Palter and...

Learning Japanese Hiragana and Katakana: Workbook and Practice SheetsLearning Japanese Hiragana and Katakana: Workbook and Practice Sheets
Best Price: $6.08
This is a great workbook for practicing your strokes. If you need mnemonics to help learn your...
Learn Japanese: New College Text. Volume III (English and Japanese Edition)Learn Japanese: New College Text. Volume III (English and Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $14.40
While the first volume of Learn Japanese has no glossary and is written only in romanji, the...
Koreo-Japonica: A Re-evaluation of a Common Genetic Origin (Hawai'i Studies on Korea)Koreo-Japonica: A Re-evaluation of a Common Genetic Origin (Hawai'i Studies on Korea)
Best Price: $37.53
The Japonic (Japanese and Ryukyuan) portmanteau language family and the Korean language have...
English to Japanese Encyclopedic Dictionary of Architecture & Building ConstructionEnglish to Japanese Encyclopedic Dictionary of Architecture & Building Construction
Best Price: $295.00
Japanese Particle WorkbookJapanese Particle Workbook
Best Price: $13.00
I am learning a lot from his workbook. I really like the workbook style. After every couple...

NTC's Dictionary of Japan's Cultural Code WordsNTC's Dictionary of Japan's Cultural Code Words
Best Price: $24.99
I'm reading this book from beginning to end, and I must say it is very interesting. It has...
Langenscheidt's Pocket Japanese Dictionary: Japanese-English English-Japanese (Pocket Dictionary)Langenscheidt's Pocket Japanese Dictionary: Japanese-English English-Japanese (Pocket Dictionary)
Best Price: $49.79
The book is very handy for day to day usage. It has a great up to date listing of words. Every...
Hand-Book of Chinese Buddhism: Being a Sanskrit-Chinese Dictionary with Vocabularies of Buddhist Terms in Pali, Singhalese, Siamese, Burmese, Tibetan, Mongolian and JapaneseHand-Book of Chinese Buddhism: Being a Sanskrit-Chinese Dictionary with Vocabularies of Buddhist Terms in Pali, Singhalese, Siamese, Burmese, Tibetan, Mongolian and Japanese
Best Price: $19.02
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book...
Japanese Word Book with Audio CD (Japanese Edition)Japanese Word Book with Audio CD (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $10.97
A fully illustrated introduction to the language and culture of Japan for all ages. Includes 310...
Japanese/English Mini-Book Set With AudioJapanese/English Mini-Book Set With Audio
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