"This new compilation offers many advantages...As an example of a book design, little more could be asked of this volume."--Harvard journal of Asiatic Studies

The Compact Nelson is an abridged edition of the revised New Nelson Dictionary, Dr. Andrew N. Nelson's award-winning classic work. An invaluable guide for learning Japanese, this kanji dictionary has the following features:

• 3,068 main character entries and more than 30,000 character compounds--all the Japanese characters and compounds needed for everyday use.
• The Universal Radical Index...