Re: Electronic Dictionary

Mike <mikejenningz@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Whats the best electronic dictionary for learning japanese?

My NSoJ translator partner uses a Casio "Ex-Word" XD-GW9600. It's the
best I've ever seen or used.

Casio now have a model "Ex-Word" XD-GW9700
<URL:http://www.thejapanshop.com/product.php?productid=17340>, which
improves on the previous model by adding voice output for Japanese
words (in addition to English words) — a useful upgrade for
non-NSoJs!

I've been learning for quite some time now and have a Canon Wordtank
G50. Its really good and has served me well for several years.

Yes, I inherited my partner's Canon G55 when she upgraded to the
Casio. It's a good workhorse, but clearly inferior to the Casio models
above.

First, its sometimes hard to find kanji, and i would like a model with
a stylus so i could draw the inknown kanji's.

The XD-GW9600 and XD-GW9700 both come with a stylus and kanji input
pad. It recognises my writing fine, but then again I've studied the
writing of kanji specifically, so I don't know how useful it will be
unless you can write the kanji correctly.

And second, You can't eaisly find kanji combinations. If you've got
2 unknown kanji's, even if you can look them up individually then
you've got to guess the pronounciations from multiple readings.

I'm not sure exactly how to determine whether any particular
dictionary has the feature you're describing here. The best I can
suggest is find one and try it before buying.

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