Longman English‐Japanese Dictionary

There are three types of English‐Japanese dictionary, each aimed at a different audience. First, there are Romanised dictionaries which do not contain any Japanese characters. These are intended for non‐native speakers of Japanese. There are several forms of Romanisation, so the main consideration in choosing this sort of dictionary is to ensure that the Romanisation it contains is the one learnt by your library users. In the second type, Japanese terms are in normal Japanese script with no indication of pronunciation: these are aimed mainly at native speakers. The third type which is very useful to serious learners of Japanese...