Why JISHOP is the best

JISHOP is the best Japanese-English kanji dictionary ever compiled either on paper or electronically. It has a unique lookup system, exciting interface features and, most importantly, thorough and precise definitions of characters and words.

Here we give you some examples, comparing JISHOP with other popular kanji dictionaries, namely:

"Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary" by Andrew Nelson
"The Kanji Dictionary" by Mark Spahn and Wolfgang Hadamitzky (S/H)
"New Japanese-English Character Dictionary" by Jack Halpern
 WWWJDIC (online resource based on KANJIDIC and EDICT dictionary files)

	Example 1. JISHOP defines a kanji accurately, clearly differentiating between on-yomi, kun-yomi and compound words.
		Nelson: Heki. tama  (see under 球) S/H: HEKI, tama  pierced jewel-disk, jewel; splendid kanpeki perfect, flawless WWWJDIC: ヘキ   たま  sphere; ball Halpern: not included JISHOP: Entry no. 4559

	Example 2. Characters representing plants and animals are defined accurately, in full detail, with Latin names and clear distinction between genus and species.
		Nelson: shigi  snipe S/H: shigi  snipe, sandpiper WWWJDIC: しぎ  snipe Halpern: not included JISHOP: Entry no. 1146

	Example 3. Some dictonaries give you a completely wrong idea about a character. The kanji below can mean "cobalt" only in Chinese but never in Japanese. JISHOP always gives you correct information about actual usage of kanji in modern Japanese language.
		Nelson: not included S/H: KO  cobalt WWWJDIC: コ  cobalt Halpern: not included JISHOP: Entry no. 810

	Example 4. Some kanji are variants of other characters but can have different functions. This is never ignored in JISHOP.
		Nelson: See 裏 S/H: See 裏 WWWJDIC: リ   うち うら  reverse; inside; palm; sole; rear; lining; wrong side Halpern: nonstandard for 裏 JISHOP: Entry no. 2823

	Example 5. Rare kanji traditionally used as key radicals ('bushu') are sometimes entered into dictionaries only as radicals. JISHOP defines their character functions as well.
		Nelson: Majiwaru  to mix  (included only as a radical) S/H: KO:  divination-stick pattern; intersect WWWJDIC: コウ ギョウ   まじ.わる めめ まじわる  to mix with; to associate with; to join; double X radical Halpern: meme  'crisscross'  (included only as a radical) JISHOP: Entry no. 4480

	Example 6. JISHOP is most particular in defining kun readings and other individual words.
		Nelson: kaza(su)  hold aloft; shade (the eyes); stick (something) in the hair. kasu(mu)  be purblind. 目 kasumime  blurred eyes S/H: EI  shade, block the light, dim kaza(su)  hold up (to the light); stick (a flower) in one's hair kasu(mu)  have dim eyesight 翳目  kasu(mi)me  dim eyesight, partial blindness 陰翳  in'ei  shadow; shading; gloom 振翳  fu(ri)kaza(su)  fling up, brandish WWWJDIC: エイ   かげ かげ.る かざ.す きぬがさ くも.る くもり  hold aloft Halpern: a) [now replaced by 影 ei] shadow, shade b) [now usu. 陰り kageri] shade; gloom   暗翳  an'ei  shadow, gloom   陰翳  in'ei  shadow   翳りの有る顔  kageri no aru kao  face shaded with pensiveness JISHOP: Entry no. 5075

	Example 7. JISHOP fully explores modern informational capabilities, completely lacked by its predecessors. All the data for the entry below were found on the Web because the available paper sources contained too little information about this kanji.
		Nelson: not included S/H: HA  flower, petal WWWJDIC: ハ   はな  flower; petal Halpern: not included JISHOP: Entry no. 5282