Are electronic Japanese dictionaries really useful? I'm still debating whether I should get one. I'm confused as to which ones have English menu's. I keep hearing about "Canon Wordtank G55", it doesn't have the option to draw in the kanji with a stylus, I was just wondering if it's troublesome to look up kanji without it.
Are electronic Japanese dictionaries really useful?
Yes.
it doesn't have the option to draw in the kanji with a stylus, I was just wondering if it's troublesome to look up kanji without it.
I prefer drawing the characters rather than looking them up from radical lists (which can be tedious and annoying).
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Anonymous2009-07-19 4:21
It's not so much a problem. After the first couple hundred kanji or so you know radicals anyway so it's not really a problem to look them up by racical. However you could also buy a Nintendo DS there is lots of kanji and dictionary software for that.
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Anonymous2009-07-20 8:51
I'm pretty sure that casio are the best. Also don't get a dictionary without a a way to draw kanji. Don't even get one if you won't get that. They're seriously 100x better with one, and it helps you remember kanji by drawing them in to look them up
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Anonymous2009-07-20 8:53
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me again, oh and the 研究者 is the best Japanese/English dictionary available. To get the 大 one, it might cost you extra money, but 中 will probably be enough for the average person
I already have the DS software (on rom cart), but I want something with physical buttons on it, I think it'll be a lot faster to input words. I'm also assuming they boot up a bit faster than the DS.
I will start looking for EJD's with stylus input. I'll get back with you guys and share my research (for you lurkers).
I have decided on the XD-GF9800 because of some reviews that I've read [and didn't bother to bookmark]. Now I'll do research on where to get this model the cheapest and if it has English menu's.