Japanese, Chinese, and Korean surnames and how to read them : 125,947 Japanese, 594 Chinese, and 259 Korean surnames written with Kanji as they appear in Japanese texts / Wolfgang Hadamitzky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hadamitzky, Wolfgang.

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Names, Personal--Japan--Dictionaries--Japanese.

Names, Personal.

Japan.

Names, Personal--China--Dictionaries--Japanese.

China.

Names, Personal--Korea--Dictionaries--Japanese.

Korea.

Chinese characters--Dictionaries--Japanese.

Chinese characters.

Chinese characters--Dictionaries.

Japanese language--Pronunciation.

Japanese language.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

2 volumes in 3 ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

München : Saur, 1998.

Summary:

This authoritative resource provides a comprehensive guide to the pronunciation and writing in kanji characters of 125,947 Japanese, 594 Chinese, and 259 Korean surnames. Unique features include: -- An integration of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean surnames in one place-- Lookups via the radical in its kanji characters or via its roman transliteration-- Surnames made up of two or more kanji listed under both constituent characters-- 100% compatibility with other widely used character dictionaries.

Volume 1: From Characters to Readings lets users look up the pronunciations or transliterations of surnames given in kanji. Volume 2: From Readings to Characters provides an alphabetical guide to the kanji spelling of surnames give in roman letters. With many other practical features, this dictionary will benefit all librarians requiring transliterations of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean surnames, as well as anybody whose work entails close dealings with the Far East.

Contents:

Vol. 1. From characters to readings (2 pts.)

vol. 2. From readings to characters.

Notes:

"Other titles by the same author": at end of volume 2.

ISBN:

359811334X

3598113358

3598113366

OCLC:

40121201