Japanese Language
This is a general guide for UMass students studying Japanese language.
Audio Books
- 暗誦したい万葉の歌 Anshō shitai man'yō no utaCall Number: UM Media PL758.15 .A6 2003
All audio CDs are currently shelved in the READ Japanese collection on the 22nd floor in the East Asian Reference Reading Room.
Use Advanced Search in the Library Catalog. Language=Japanese Format=Spoken Word
Here are some examples:
- おくのほそ道 Oku no hosomichi by 松尾芭蕉 Matsuo BashoCall Number: UM Media PL794.4 .O522 2002
- 羅生門 Rashomon by 芥川龍之介 Akutagawa, RyunosukeCall Number: UM Media PL801.K8 R3 2002
- 注文の多い料理店 Chumon no oi ryoriten by 宮沢賢治 Miyazawa KenjiCall Number: UM Media PL833.I95 C48 2001
Japanese-English Dictionaries
- Kenkyusha's new Japanese-English dictionaryCall Number: East Asian Ref. PL679 .K4 2003This book is known as the "Green Goddess"
- Nelson Japanese-English character dictionary by Nelson, AndrewCall Number: East Asian Ref. PL677.5 .N44 1997This is a Kanji dictionary. You can look up kanji by radicals, on and kun yomi.
Dictionaries and Grammars are available in the East Asian Reference Room on the 22nd floor. There are also older dictionaries and extra copies of dictionaries in the stacks (some on the 8th floor and some on the 21st floor).
- Last Updated: Mar 8, 2024 11:02 AM
- URL: https://guides.library.umass.edu/jpn
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