The Compact Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary Review

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The Compact Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary ReviewI used the old (red hardback, ISBN 0804819653) Nelson's for years, until this one came out. I much prefer the old, red Nelson's to the new blue hardback Nelson's (ISBN 0804820368). See the review of the new blue hardback on Amazon for a good discussion of its shortcomings. However, this Compact Nelson's is an improvement over both due to its portability and ease of use.
I have been translating Japanese to English for 10 years now, and I have found the red Nelson's to be sufficient for my character needs. Mind you, I work primarily with medical translation and military technology, so I do not read a lot of Japanese literature by Mishima or others which seem to have difficult characters according to another reviewer. Over the past two years I have used the Compact Nelson's and not had any problems.
If you need to look up characters you cannot find in Compact Nelson's, you may want to get a Japanese-Japanese character dictionary, such as the 10,000 character _JIS Kanji Jiten_. That one should include Chinese characters as well.
Other reviewers mentioned difficulty looking up characters using the original radical look-up in Nelson's. After using the radicals for a while you get used to them. It certainly helps to read the instructions on how to look up characters. I also translate Chinese and use Chinese dictionaries from both Taiwan and the mainland. There are many different radical look-up systems but they do not take too long to get used to. If you have difficulty you may want to look more closely at the character to make sure you are looking up the right radical.
Another reviewer mentioned some archaic words in Nelson's. Well, Nelson's is not designed to be used as a Japanese-English dictionary. For that purpose you may want to get Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary (ISBN 4767420253).The Compact Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary OverviewThe Compact Nelson is an abridged edition of Tuttle's New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary, with 3,068 characters and the Universal Radical Index (URI).Its paperback format and trim size make it a portable, practical companion for students and travelers.And like the New Nelson, The Compact Nelson allows users to look up any main-entry character from any of its radicals, eliminating the struggle to determine the primary radical.The Compact Nelson's unique URI also contains more than 10,000 entries, making it the most thorough and reliable index available.Finally, each main entry contains the character's cross-reference number in the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) code and Morohashi's Dai Kanwa Jiten.

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