This guide will be most helpful if you use Goo. However, I prefer using the goo dictionary, which is a clone of the original Yahoo one. *Update (): The original online dictionary I used in this post (Yahoo dictionary) was replaced with (they now link directly to that). Since most of this is unnecessary to you as of right now, I’m going to cut and paste my way right to the central artery of this site.

Be forewarned: there is a lot of noise on this site to greet you, including extraneous buttons and features, advertisements, and gadgets.

If you haven’t already, open up the Goo Dictionary (a popular online Japanese dictionary. You’re all alone and you need to know how to physically look up words, understand sample sentences, and navigate yourself through some complex mazes. Your J-E experience that kept you one foot in Japanese and one foot in comfort is gone. With this guide you will get through this. But once you are off on your own, things aren’t so easy. With Jalup Intermediate to Expert, you don’t have to worry at all about navigating through a Japanese monolingual dictionary. What were you ever thinking showing it any kind of affection. Your relationship will grow in such depth that you will look on with disgust at that ugly, debilitating J-E dictionary. But overcome it, and you will fall in love with your J-J dictionary. The beginning adjustment will be rough and stormy. Turning concept into reality is quite different. Switching from the Japanese-English to Japanese-Japanese dictionary is a major turning point in your studies. You can try to avoid it, taking as many out of the way paths as you can find, but if you want to level up properly, you only have one clear direction. But you are approaching that dangerous bridge you knew was near, hoping to push it off as long as possible. You’ve been studying for months. You’re starting to feel more comfortable with your Japanese, gaining confidence with your ever growing abilities.

Japanese monolingual dictionary online