The Modern Reader's Japanese–English Character Dictionary

The Modern Reader's Japanese–English Character Dictionary (最新漢英辞典, Saishin Kan-Ei jiten) is a kanji dictionary published with English speakers in mind. Although a revised edition by John H. Haig, The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary, was published in 1997, it is still in print, now under the title The Original Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary – Classic Edition^[1]

The Modern Reader's Japanese–English Character Dictionary

Author	Andrew N. Nelson
Language	English–Japanese
Subject	Japanese–English character dictionary
Publisher	C. E. Tuttle Co.
Publication date	1962
Publication place	Japan, United States of America
Media type	Print
Pages	1048
Awards	1969 Prize for the Society for the Promotion of International Cultural Relations (Kokusai Bunka Shinkōkai)[1]
LC Class	PL679 .N4[2]

The dictionary contains about 5,000 entries, listing characters with their on and kun readings, compounds and English definitions. The entries are arranged by a system devised by the author as an extension of the traditional radical system.