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Home > Research Help > East Asian Studies > dictionaries
To support language instruction and research, the Library has acquired various dictionaries and encyclopedias. Specialized dictionaries and glossaries have been compiled for certain fields or historical periods. Online dictionaries are also available, although some require special software.
Language Dictionaries: Chinese | Japanese | Korean Specialized Dictionaries: Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Other | East Asian | Southeast Asian and South Asian Encyclopedias
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| ABC Chinese-English Dictionary. (good for when you know pronunciation; gives characters and English; up-to-date)
MSEL Gen Ref: PL1455.A24 2000
Hutzler: PL1455.A24 2000 | Oxford Starter Chinese Dictionary. (two-way; in pinyin, giving characters and English; index by radicals gives character with pronunciation; section on measure words)
MSEL Gen Ref: PL1455.O94 2000 | Han Ying Tz'u Tien. -- single characters listed by pinyin; compound terms with usage examples; can look up characters by radical/strokes)
MSEL Gen Ref: PL1455.P413 1978
Hutzler: PL1455.P413 1978 | Basic English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary.
MSEL Gen Ref: PX1455.B41980 | | Chinese Characters and Culture (can search in English, pinyin; can click on characters for definition, etymology, expressions; links to other sources) | | Chinese Character Dictionary (can search in English, pinyin, Cantonese, character) |
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| Kenkyusha English Japanese Dictionary (5th ed.).
MSEL Gen Ref: PL 679 K388 1980 | Kenkyusha Japanese-English Dictionary (4th ed.). -- (this pair is comprehensive, but does not have the most current words; romanized only)
MSEL Gen Ref: PL 679 K34 1974 | Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. -- (two-way; Japanese is organized based on kana; gives kana/kanji; section on usage notes)
MSEL Gen Ref: PL679.O946 2000 | Kodansha's Basic English-Japanese Dictionary -- (kanji/kana and romanized; examples of usage)
MSEL Gen Ref: PL679.M35 1999
Hutzler: PL679.M35 1999 | The Kanji Dictionary. -- (organized in radical/strokes order; for each character, lists compounds with character in first or second position; romanized and English; index by readings in romanized)
MSEL Gen Ref: PL 677.5 .S625 1996
Hutzler: PL 677.5 .S625 1996 | New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary. (organized by radical/strokes order; foreach character, compounds with character as first position; index by readings in romanized)- Jim Breen's Japanese Page (in addition to on-line dictionary, a gateway to numerous links on Japanese computing and dictionaries and on Japan in general)
MSEL Gen Ref: PL679.H331997 (earlier editions in MSEL Stacks) |
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| NTC's Compact Korean and English Dictionary. (entries in Hangul and romanized)
MSEL Gen Ref: PL937.E5 N151995 | P`yojun Kugo Taesajon [Standard Korean Dictionary] (3 v.).
MSEL Gen Ref: PL935.P961999x QUARTO | Minjungseorim's Essence English-Korean Dictionary. Multiple Languages
MSEL Gen Ref: PL937.E5M55 1981
Hutzler: PL937.E5M55 1981 | Japanese, Chinese and Korean Surnames and How to Read Them. (vol. 1,
from characters to readings; vol. 2, from readings to characters)
MSEL Gen Ref: PL683.H33 1998 |
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| The Chinese government : a manual of Chinese titles, catagorically arranged and explained, with an appendix. (period: traditional China)
Libraries Service Center: CR4161 .M3 1970 | Traité des fonctionnaires et Traité de l'armée(2 v.). (trans. selections of Hsin T'ang Shu)
MSEL Stacks: JQ1512.C5H8 1947 | Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China.
MSEL Gen Ref: DS733.H81985 | Ch'ing Administrative Terms.
MSEL Stacks: JQ1501.A25.C481961 | Chinese Reader's Manual; a Handbook of Biographical, Historical.... (reprint of 1874 ed.)
MSEL Stacks: DS733.M3 | Chung-kuo Li Shih Tz'u Tien [Historical Dictionary of China].
MSEL Stacks: DS733.C5851 1991 | Dictionary of the Politics of the People's Republic of China. (introductory essays; pinyin with characters)
MSEL Stacks: PDS777.75.D53 1998 | Glossary of Political Terms of the PRC. (terms and political slogans)
MSEL Stacks: DS777.75.L5535131995 | Dictionary of Chinese Law and Government.
MSEL Stacks: DS727.L4 B4 1981 |
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| Concise Dictionary of Modern Japanese History.
MSEL Gen Ref: DS881.9.H8611984 | An English Dictionary of Japanese Culture.
MSEL Gen Ref: DS821.E544 1986 |
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| Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary.
MSEL Stacks: DS902.P721978 | Basic Glossary of Korean Studies. (entries in Han'gul, Chinese characters, romanization; by subject with reference to period/dynasty of usage; English translation)
MSEL Stacks: PPX935.B381 1993 | Han'guk poksik munhwa sajon [Korean Clothing Culture Dictionary]. (covers all historical periods and includes color photographs)
MSEL Stacks: GT1565.K58 1998 |
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| United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary. (significant persons, institutions and events that impacted U.S. and Asian relationships)
MSEL Gen Ref: DS33.4.U6.S4611990 | Dictionary of Traditional Southeast Asian Theatre.
MSEL Gen Ref: PN 2860.G48 1994 | Asian/Oceanian Historical Dictionaries. Asian Historical Dictionaries.
(Do series search on both series titles for complete list and MSEL locations) |
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| Historical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China.
MSEL Stacks: DS777.2.S851997 | Historical Dictionary of Taiwan (Republic of China).
MSEL Stacks: DS798.96.C67 2000 (also 1993 edition) | Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong and Macau.
MSEL Stacks: DS796.H757.R641 1992 | Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea.
MSEL Stacks: DS909.N341 1993 | Historical Dictionary of Mongolia.
MSEL Stacks: DS798.5.S36 1996 |
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| Historical Dictionary of the Philippines.
MSEL Stacks: DS667.G85 1997 | Historical Dictionary of Laos.
MSEL Stacks: DS555.5.S781 1992 | Historical Dictionary of Malaysia.
MSEL Stacks: DS596.K36 2001 (also 1993 edition) | Historical Dictionary of Singapore.
MSEL Stacks: DS610.4.M851 1991 | Historical Dictionary of Thailand.
MSEL Stacks: DS563.5.M3 1995 | Historical Dictionary of Myanmar.
MSEL Stacks: DS528.34.B431 1995 | Historical Dictionary of Vietnam.
MSEL Stacks: DS667.G85 1997 | Historical Dictionary of Sri Lanka.
MSEL Stacks: DS489.5.S33 1998 | Historical Dictionary of India.
MSEL Stacks: DS405.M27 1996 | Historical Dictionary of Pakistan.
MSEL Stacks: DS382.B871 1991 | Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh, 2d Ed.
MSEL Stacks: DS394.5.B39 1996 |
Encyclopedia of Asian Civilizations (10 v.).
MSEL Gen Ref: DS31.L6811977 | Encyclopedia of Asian History (4 v.).
MSEL Gen Ref: DS31.E5311988 | Cambridge Encyclopedia of China.
MSEL Stacks: DS705.C3511991 | Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan.
MSELStacks: DS805.C3611993 QUARTO | Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia.
MSEL Gen Ref: DS805.J2631 1993 | The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture.
MSEL Stacks: DS822.5.S31997 | Encyclopedia of the Chinese Overseas.
MSEL Gen Ref: DS732.E53 1999b QUARTO (excellent for diaspora studies, historical and contemporary) | Cambridge Encyclopedia of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.
MSEL Gen Ref: DS334.9.C361 1989 |
To find additional dictionaries and encyclopedias to the list below, search the JHU Libraries Catalog with the following
patterns under the LC Subject Headings:
Chinese language--Dictionaries--English
English language--Dictionaries--Japanese
Korean language--Dictionaries
Japan--Dictionaries and encyclopedias
(The first example is for Chinese to English; the second is for English to Japanese; the third is for Korean to Korean.)
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