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Dictionaries……hmmm let me see. 1) The Kanji Dictionary by Tuttle ISBN 0804820589, is big and quite difficult to use, but one of the best. 2) A guide to Writing Kanji and Kana by Tuttle in 2 volumes ISBNs 0804816859 and 0804816867. A most helpful edition. Very easy to use, with calligraphy, printed and usual way of writing Kanji. Recommended. 3) Essential Kanji by Weatherhill ISBN 0834802228. A shorter, handier, cheaper dictionary than the previous with about the same contents. 4) Japanese-English Learner’s dictionary by Merriam Webster ISBN 0877791643. Price about 30$. Excellent dictionary not only for Kanji but to use in order to learn the language. Recommended. 5) Sunrise Japanese-English Dictionary by Obunsha ISBN 401075009X. THE dictionary. A MUST. Being looking for a dictionary like this for years. Might be difficult to find outside Japan. Price: got mine 500 (five hundred) Yen in a second hand bookstore in Japan!