JLPT Level 2 Kanji Dictionary

208 Pages·2010·15.16 MB·English

by  Paul R. Dixon

JLPT Level 2 Kanji Dictionary
Flash Version
Paul R. Dixon

CONTENTS
I Introduction v
1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
1.1.1 FlashEdition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
1.2 PageOrganisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
1.3 Indices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
1.3.1 StrokeIndex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
1.3.2 RadicalIndex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
1.3.3 ReadingIndex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
1.4 EntryOrganisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
1.5 Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
1.6 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
1.7 License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
1.8 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
II JLPTLevel 2 KanjiDictionary 1
III Appendices 171
A RadicalIndex 173
B StrokeIndex 181
C On-KunIndex 187
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Part I
Introduction
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JLPTLevel2KanjiDictionary Introduction
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Introduction
1.1 Introduction
This dictionary aims to provide a concise reference tuned for all the kanji characters and vo-
cabulary which appear in the pre-2010 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) level 2 ex-
amination. Please see www.kanjijisho.com for the latest information and versions or to
submit feedback.
TheJLPTLevel2kanjicharactersandvocabularyspecificationsarebasicdisjointlists. This
dictionary has unified this information into a single reference which contains 1000 characters
andapproximately5000examples. Italsohasextrainformationincludingstrokeorderdiagrams
andcomprehensivereadingsandmeanings. Withinthespecificationarecompoundsthatcontain
out of level characters, and special consideration has been paid to these. Any compound that
contains a kanji character that is not a dictionary entry will have it’s reading indicated with a
furiganaannotation. Theconstruction fromtheinputlisttothefinal dictionaryisperformedby
asetofprogramsthat aredesignedto allowprintedKanjidictionariestoberapidlycreated.
1.1.1 FlashEdition
This is the Flash version of the dictionary it has the animated stroke order diagrams in Adobe
Flash format from www.kanjireactor.com embedded into the document. This feature is
notsupportedbyallPDFreaders. VerifiedreadersareAcrobatreaders9.2and9.3withJapanese
languagesupportonWindowsoperatingsystems.
1.2 Page Organisation
The dictionary is ordered according to the kana syllabary, the pages of the main dictionary are
arrangedinatwocolumnformat. Oneachpagetheupperoutsideedgehasanindicatorshowing
the first and last indexing reading on that page. The lower right edge indicates the ID range of
containedcharacter.
1.3 Indices
1.3.1 StrokeIndex
Thisindexes characters inascendingstrokeorder.
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1.3.2 Radical Index
Thisindexescharactersaccordingtoradical,theradicalsaresortedintoascendingstrokeorder.
1.3.3 Reading Index
The reading index is generated by taking each example entry and aligning the kanji and kana
writing. From thisalignmentthereading and typeeach character emitsis identified. Theindex
is in gojyuon order, on-yomi readings are katakana, whilst kun-yomi and the regular readings
arewrittenin hiragana.
1.4 Entry Organisation
開
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2
3 0093
4 音　カイ 訓　あ.く,あ.ける,ひら.ける,ひら. 5
　 く,ひら.き,-びら.き
6 open,unfold,unseal
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開会　かいかい　openingofameeting
8
開始　かいし　(vs)start,commencement,beginning
開通　かいつう　(vs)opening,open
開放　かいほう　(vs)open,throwopen
9
てん
　展　開　てんかい　(vs)develop,expansion(oppositeof
compression)
開く　あく　tobeopen
開ける　あける　toopen
開く　ひらく　toopen(e.g. afestival)
Figure1.1:Exampledictionaryentry
1. Kanji Character: Acrobat Flash animated strokeorder diagram embedded into thedocu-
ment.
2. Stroke Order Diagram: This shows the stroke order, a separate frame is used for each
stroke.
3. Entry Identifier: Each entry has auniquenumerical identifier which has a valuebetween
1 and 1000and isusedfor cross-referencing.
4. OnPronunciation: Thesino-Japanesereading (on-yomi)writteninkatakana.
5. KunPronunciation: ThenativeJapanesereading (kun-yomi)writteninhiragana.
6. Meaning: Thetranslated meaninginEnglish.
7. InformationFields: Thefollowinginformationisgivenforeach character entry.
(a) Theradical.
(b) Theyear thecharacter is learntin theJapaneseschoolsystem.
(c) Thefrequency ofusage.
(d) Thestrokecount.
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