PDA

View Full Version : Reliable English to Japanese Dictionary


A Gray Phantom
07-26-2007, 05:57 PM
I googled for an English to Japanese dictionary, and picked the first one I could find. Unfortunately, the word I wanted translated had ten different equivalents :smalleek:.

The word I want translated is shadow (as in the one connected to your feet).

I also want to know what online dictionary you rely on.

Thank you. :miko:

Sean92k
07-26-2007, 06:00 PM
Well, Im in the process of learning japanese so I could suggest
learn-japanese.info
Search about, you might find shadow. As for a translator, I couldn't find a good one and after w while gave up.

I think shadow is 'Kage'

bosssmiley
07-26-2007, 06:02 PM
{edit: ninja'ed, perhaps fitting really...}

Kage

Google search: Shadow +japanese
Results 1 - 10 of about 2,520,000 for Shadow +japanese. (0.09 seconds)

1st result http://japanese.about.com/bl50kanji5_kage.htm also gives the Kanji.

SDF
07-26-2007, 06:02 PM
If you really want to use it a lot I would suggest the bonjinsha/oxford hard cover. I like mine pretty well.

A Gray Phantom
07-26-2007, 06:14 PM
Thanks all! Kage it is. I'll look into those dictionary's.

SweetRein
07-26-2007, 08:13 PM
http://www.jisho.org/

nijineko
07-26-2007, 09:09 PM
i speak fluent japanese. i'll be glad to help where i can. just ask! ^^

AslanCross
07-27-2007, 08:33 AM
Online:
http://kanjidict.stc.cx
This translates phrases and words back and forth between English and Nihongo. It also links to an actual kanji dictionary.

If you want a book:
Spahn & Hadamitzky's Learner's Kanji Dictionary (http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/bookseaohb.cgi?ISBN=080483556X&AREA=04)
This is all kanji, but it has numerous entries for kanji phrases that represent more complex words as well.