Kanji Dictionary: Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten
Nintendo - Nintendo
Nintendo DS
Release date: 1970-01-01
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Kanji Dictionary: Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten
Date undefinedI've had this a few weeks now and I am so amazed by it. On my desktops I use JWPce, StarDict, and so on, but it's frustrating even with all those tools at times to look up stuff. Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten is so amazing, it even recognizes my poorly written kanji, almost every time! I have had to rewrite a couple, but no big deal and hooray for practice. And so many of the dictionary entries have voice files that play! Neat! I am absolutely delighted with this product.
In fact, I am seriously considering buying another DS just to run this program. It would be much cheaper than a handheld electronic Japanese dictionary, and then I could use it to look up stuff in my other Japanese software. That's my only real beef, that I can't swap between this and my other DS software while they're running!
Oh, and if you do a search on the Web, you can find the instructions in English, very helpful!
Again, this is an excellent software/tool/resource. I'd highly recommend buying this & the DS even if you don't want any other games, just to have Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten, if you're into studying Japanese. Now I'm using it to look up all the kanji on the screen!
Kanji Dictionary: Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten
Date undefinedPros
- Cheap: even if you do not already own a DS this is largely cheaper than getting an equivalent standalone electronic dictionary
- Look up words by writing the kanji or inputting the kana. Also, English to Japanese.
- Kanji recognition is very good, provided you know the stroke order
- Large word selection & also some standard phrases / word combinations
Cons
- Does not have many onomatopoeias or psychonyms
- Sometimes gives only a contextual example and not a definition.
- English to Japanese only gives kanji, not the reading
Kanji Dictionary: Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten
Date undefinedI originally bought this for my Mom to use but I started to tinker with it myself. It would of been great if they added a feature that read the Japanese words like they do for English words. But overall it's a great tool for learning both English and/or Japanese. I'd recommend it !
