This is the New Second Edition of the Japanese Martial Arts Character Dictionary presented exclusively on CD. The Dictionary is presented as a read-only document using Adobe Acrobat Reader 5. This unique, meticulously researched, 960 page book, is an absolute must for the serious student of the Japanese martial arts.

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The people of the English speaking world who study traditional Japanese martial arts are confronted with the challenge of learning the terminology of Japanese martial arts. Conventional Japanese dictionaries supply words necessary for daily communication in society as a whole, but unfortunately lack the technical words of the martial arts. The purpose of this dictionary is to provide the reader with an accurate listing of the words and phrases of Japanese martial arts, their appropriate kanji (Chinese characters), and the English translations from a martial arts point of view. This dictionary can serve as a reliable reference regardless of the reader’s skill level in the Japanese language.

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The general body of the dictionary is presented in a table format of three columns for easy viewing. In the Japanese-English section, the left column has the Japanese name in roman letters. To aid the reader, the dictionary includes prefix, suffix, combining, and irregular names generally not included in conventional Japanese dictionaries. The center column has the appropriate kanji with a reference number to the well-known standard for kanji, the Nelson Japanese Character Dictionary. The right column has the English translation. The Japanese-English section has been reversed into an English-Japanese dictionary.

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In addition, the dictionary file contains the following:

• Appendix 1 - Standard and Alternate Forms of the same Character
• Appendix 2 - Irregularly Read Compound Characters
• Appendix 3 - Combining Rules of Prefixes and Suffixes
• Selected Bibliography
• About the author page

Also included on CD:

• Cross Reference Index - listing over 5000 kanji to 5 other sources
• Printable Font Index - listing over 5000 kanji for cut and paste printing
• Printable Font Index - Hiragana/Katakana characters for cut and paste printing
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 for Windows and Macintosh

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Some of the many subjects found in this dictionary: Aikido (way of harmony) Aikijujutsu (techniques of harmony) Amma (Japanese massage) Battojutsu (sword cutting) Bungei (literary arts) Bushido (way of the samurai) Butsudo (Buddhism) Chado (way of tea) Haiku (Japanese poetry) Heiho (military strategy) Iaido (way of sword drawing) Jodo (way of the staff) Jojutsu (staff techniques) Judo (way of suppleness) Jujutsu (techniques of suppleness) Kaibogaku (anatomical terms of the human body) Kappo (resuscitation methods) Karate (empty hand combat) Kendo (way of the sword) Kempo/Kenpo (Chinese fist method) Kyudo (way of archery) Kyusho (vital points of the body) Naginata (halberd techniques) Ninjutsu (arts of subterfuge) Reigisaho (Japanese etiquette) Ryuha (Japanese martial systems) Seifukujutsu (healing arts) Shinto (Japanese ancestral religion) Sumo (Japanese wrestling) Zen (silent meditation)

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Thomas R. Jenkins may be contacted via email at: tjenkins@saber.net