--- product_id: 61264170 title: "Pocket Kenkyusha Japanese Dictionary" price: "£22.63" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/61264170-pocket-kenkyusha-japanese-dictionary store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Pocket Kenkyusha Japanese Dictionary **Price:** £22.63 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Pocket Kenkyusha Japanese Dictionary - **How much does it cost?** £22.63 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/61264170-pocket-kenkyusha-japanese-dictionary) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Pocket Kenkyusha Japanese Dictionary: 9780198607489: Takebayashi, Shigeru, Nagai, Kazuhiko: Books Review: BEST OF THE 6 OR 7 JAPANESE DICTIONARIES ON MY SHELF JUST ADD A KANJI DICTIONARY - I've used 6 or 7 print Japanese dicionariers and 2 software Japanese dictionaries, and this dictionary is by far the most usefull that I have yet to find. It contains ample example sentences. It gives the verb type as RU, U or Irregular which is my favorite way of learning verbs. It gives the stem-form(pre masu form), the stem that -nai is added to for the negative present tense, and the TE form most of the time. The enteries in the Japanese-English section consist of the word in roomaji, followed kana, and then followed by kanji (if it exists or is ever used for the word.) There is a short grammar revies in the middle of the dictionary as well as a list of Japanese Political Parties and more. I recomend looking words found in the English-Japanese section up in the Japanese-English section for more information - particularly verb conjugations. In my opinion, the only other dictionary needed with this one for beginners to intermediate students, an equally ecconomical one, is "The Learners Kanji Dictionary" - if the student wishes to read/write Japanese. Most kanji show up good in the print. The only cavets that I have with this dictionary, and they are miniscule at that, are: 1. The roomaji is different. Like the way I just wrote roomaji (without the single o with the macron for the long "o" vowel sound. For some reason they put the macron on the "'n". - None of this is that bothersome though it only took me a few minutes to get used to it. 2. Second person pronouns, particularly "anata" and "anatatachi" which when used sometimes sound snide, rude, or makes the speaker sound more foreign - are not noted in the dictionary as such. These are used in Japanese speach occasionaly though. This information is found in many Japanese textbooks so it also does not present any problem. I realy love this dictionary and own two copies, and in my opinion it is a great dictionary for a begginer to an intermediate student. Review: Dictionary plus a lot more - First of all, this is too large to be considered a pocket sized dictionary. I bought this for a young friend who will be living in Japan for an extended period and has not learned the language yet. I was going to send it back, but once I looked through it I decided to keep it. It has both Japanese to English and English to Japanese sections. It also has related phrases included with the definitions which can be extremely helpful to a beginner. A middle section includes grammar and verb conjugations. I have been studying Japanese for over 40 years and wish this dictionary had been available when I first started. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,633,164 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #879 in Words, Language & Grammar Reference #2,796 in Foreign Dictionaries & Thesauruses #4,254 in Foreign Language Instruction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (98) | | Dimensions | 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.9 inches | | Edition | New | | ISBN-10 | 0198607482 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0198607489 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 1040 pages | | Publication date | March 9, 2007 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | ## Images ![Pocket Kenkyusha Japanese Dictionary - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61q81D1aMmL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BEST OF THE 6 OR 7 JAPANESE DICTIONARIES ON MY SHELF JUST ADD A KANJI DICTIONARY *by P***G on April 1, 2011* I've used 6 or 7 print Japanese dicionariers and 2 software Japanese dictionaries, and this dictionary is by far the most usefull that I have yet to find. It contains ample example sentences. It gives the verb type as RU, U or Irregular which is my favorite way of learning verbs. It gives the stem-form(pre masu form), the stem that -nai is added to for the negative present tense, and the TE form most of the time. The enteries in the Japanese-English section consist of the word in roomaji, followed kana, and then followed by kanji (if it exists or is ever used for the word.) There is a short grammar revies in the middle of the dictionary as well as a list of Japanese Political Parties and more. I recomend looking words found in the English-Japanese section up in the Japanese-English section for more information - particularly verb conjugations. In my opinion, the only other dictionary needed with this one for beginners to intermediate students, an equally ecconomical one, is "The Learners Kanji Dictionary" - if the student wishes to read/write Japanese. Most kanji show up good in the print. The only cavets that I have with this dictionary, and they are miniscule at that, are: 1. The roomaji is different. Like the way I just wrote roomaji (without the single o with the macron for the long "o" vowel sound. For some reason they put the macron on the "'n". - None of this is that bothersome though it only took me a few minutes to get used to it. 2. Second person pronouns, particularly "anata" and "anatatachi" which when used sometimes sound snide, rude, or makes the speaker sound more foreign - are not noted in the dictionary as such. These are used in Japanese speach occasionaly though. This information is found in many Japanese textbooks so it also does not present any problem. I realy love this dictionary and own two copies, and in my opinion it is a great dictionary for a begginer to an intermediate student. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dictionary plus a lot more *by H***D on September 26, 2019* First of all, this is too large to be considered a pocket sized dictionary. I bought this for a young friend who will be living in Japan for an extended period and has not learned the language yet. I was going to send it back, but once I looked through it I decided to keep it. It has both Japanese to English and English to Japanese sections. It also has related phrases included with the definitions which can be extremely helpful to a beginner. A middle section includes grammar and verb conjugations. I have been studying Japanese for over 40 years and wish this dictionary had been available when I first started. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice dictionary, but... *by M***K on January 24, 2009* The content of the dictionary, as has already been mentioned in another review, is pretty good, and by itself makes this a handy portable reference. I do, however, have a gripe about it that is like nails on a chalkboard to me, and that is the use of the double-vowel version of Modified Hepburn. Given the fact that the J-E dictionary IS romanized, then this can cause delay in finding words, if you aren't sure if a word has single or double vowels (a common error for beginning students of the language). For those of you unfamiliar with the system, Modified Hepburn has several variations on spelling, so long o's (in hiragana, ou or oo ) are represented as oo, ou, oh, or sometimes ' (That's an o with a bar over it, in case your browser pukes on it). This is not how I learned it, and I feel it does a disservice to students of the language, because both ' and double o's will make hiragana spelling more difficult and confusing (both ou and oo are used in Japanese, and are not interchangable). This dictionary also represents Japanese "ei" as "ee", which is REALLY screwed up, IMO. So those of you who are already comfortable with a particular style of romanization, you may want to consider a different option, or be prepared to change how you think. (This goes for ANY J-E dictionary you may be considering, not just this one.) If you're just starting out, this dictionary will do you well, but be warned that you may mislearn spellings of words which can affect you when you start reading and writing Hiragana. (I was considering giving this 3 stars, because the more I look at this, the more I am unhappy with it--but I'm sticking with 4, because I realize it's a total matter of personal preference, and it is otherwise a good dictionary.) ## Frequently Bought Together - Pocket Kenkyusha Japanese Dictionary - Oxford Japanese Grammar And Verbs - Japanese Essential Dictionary: Bestselling bilingual dictionaries (Collins Essential Dictionaries) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/61264170-pocket-kenkyusha-japanese-dictionary](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/61264170-pocket-kenkyusha-japanese-dictionary) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-19*