The New Nelson Japanese-Engilsh Character Dictionary is a complete revision of The Original Modern Reader’s Japanese-English Dictionary, published by Charles E. Tuttle Company in 1962. Long the foremost Japanese-English character dictionary, adopted by Japanese-study programs around the world and 新品 at all levels of Japanese-language study, the “Nelson,” as it is familiarly called, has been enhanced in this edition with several key changes. ● The Universal Radical Index, an important advance on the traditional character indices, has been created as a handy appendix that enables users to search for any main-entry character from any of its component radicals. ● The Cross-referencing with the Japan Industrial Standards(JIS) code number for each main-entry character, as well as the main entry character’s reference number in Morohashi’s Dai KanwaJiten. ● Over 1,200 characters have been added and more than 2,000 new on-kun entries included.