Kōjien
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Kōjien is a single-volume Japanese dictionary first published by Iwanami Shoten in 1955. It is widely regarded as the most authoritative dictionary of Japanese, and newspaper editorials frequently cit
Kōjien 7th edition (2018) displayed at a bookstore in Tokyo
Kōjien 2nd edition (1969)
Daijirin
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Daijirin is a comprehensive single-volume Japanese dictionary edited by Akira Matsumura, and first published by Sanseido Books in 1988. This title is based upon two early Sanseidō dictionaries edited
Kōjien
…Three major Japanese publishers released new dictionaries specifically designed to compete with the Iwanami's popular and profitable Kōjien: Sanseidō's Daijirin (大辞林 "Great forest of words", 1988), Shōgakukan's Daijisen (大辞泉 "Great fountainhead of words", 1995), and Kōdansha's Nihongo Daijiten (日本語大辞典 "Great…
Daijirin Third Edition
A Sanseidō bookstore in Jinbōchō, Tokyo (2021). An advertisement for Daijirin can be seen