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JISHOP is a powerful electronic dictionary designed to provide
comprehensive information about Chinese characters used in Japanese, known as kanji.
In continuous development since 1995, JISHOP is available
for download on
www.jishop-software.com.
JISHOP differs from other electronic kanji dictionaries by its original look-up
system which employs fully the advantages of a computer. There are no "key elements"
in JISHOP; all radicals (632 versus traditional 214)
are treated equally. Instead of the laborious counting of strokes inevitable
in all paper dictionaries, a multi-radical search is provided. The options of
highlighting and compression
make navigation through the table of radicals simple and quick.
Search by traditional key radicals is also provided as an extra option.
JISHOP also contains a phonetic dictionary. It stores
jukugo (compound words) used in kanji dictionary entries, to illustrate
the usage of characters. The phonetic dictionary can be also used independently
to find compounds by their kanji writing, reading or meaning.
JISHOP database is compiled accurately and thoroughly, amalgamating
the best of Japanese-English lexicography. Numerous paper sources
and resources from the Internet were researched to compile it. The main
emphasis of dictionary entries is on the actual practical usage
of kanji in modern Japanese.
Read "Why JISHOP is the best" as compared to other dictionaries.
The database of JISHOP is under continuous development. At the present moment,
it contains 4800 edited dictionary entries. The ultimate goal is to provide
entries for all 6355 characters from the computer set JIS X 0208-1990 and for
about 100.000 compound and katakana words. Filling up the database is now the first priority
in the further development of the project (see Plans).
JISHOP 5.3 can function at three different levels: Concise, Plus and Advanced.
| Concise | 1006 characters from "Gakushu kanji" list ("Educational kanji") |
| Plus | 1945 characters from "Joyo kanji" list ("Kanji for daily use") |
| Advanced | All kanji (4800 characters in version 5.3; more to be added in the future) |
At Concise level, all 1006 entries are shown in concise format.
When you install the program for the first time, it starts working in evaluation mode, allowing you
to fully use it at Advanced level for 7 days. After this trial period has expired, the software
will switch to Concise level. To switch back to Advanced or Plus level, you will need to license your copy of JISHOP.
A license will cover all the future versions and upgrades.
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