Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION-Method of using the work. Arrangement of the Dictionary: Characters, Readings, Illustrative Examples Orthography, Hyphenation, Pronunciation CHAPTER I.-How to count the strokes of a character. Variant Forms: Minor Script Variations CHAPTER II.-The Kana. Analysis of Japanese Sounds; the Iroha-uta and Gojuon -deu, Uses of the Kana; Kalla Combinations Tables of the Katakana and Hiragana Synoptical Table of Kana. Kanamajiri CHAPTER III.-The Nigori. Consonantal and Vowel changes CHAPTER IV.- The Numerals: Cardinals, Ordinals, Numeral Suffixes. Numerals as used in Dates and Statements of Age, How to read Dates : Years, Nengii, Cycles, Months, Leap-years, Days, Seasons, Hours, Lists of the Emperors and Nellgo, chronological, alphabetical, etc. Table of the Cycle Combinations, Japanese Weights and Measures. CHAPTER V.-Personal Names and Titles : Clan and Family Names, Art and Semi-religious Names, Zokumio: various Types and their Formation, Nanori: their Formation and Connotations Women's Names and their Meanings Official Titles (Imperial Government) with Table of Officers Adzuma-hiakkwan, Buddhist Titles, Ranks of Honour CHAPTER VI.- Typical Signatures, how to analyse and interpret them CHAPTER VII.- -Nulllerical Categories : Lists of Famous Groups of Personages, Provinces, Post-stations, Books, Art-subjects, the Genjimon, etc. CHAPTER VIII.-Words expressing Family Relationships CHAPTER IX.-List of the Radicals CHAPTER X.-Beginner's List of Common Characters used in Names, etc., with their usual Readings

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Albert J. Koop, Hogitaro Inada