n pronounce every Japanese word written in Kana.

The vocabulary is obviously not as extensive as more expensive models. But it has enough to get you through most tasks. There are lists of common questions/comments in various situations: At the airport, in a restaurant, walking the streets, etc.

There are a lot of 'extra' features on this dictionary. These include: foreign currency converter, calculators, clocks/alarms, calenders and schedulers.

They key thing that differentiates this electronic dictionary from others I looked at is the price. The newer Canon dictionaries run ~$300+. This is a lot of money to put into a small electronic item that can easily be lost.

This dictionary also comes with a 1 year manufacturer's warranty.

PROS:
- Inexpensive.
- Good for a beginner/intermediate learner of either Japanese or English.
- Search by Kanji through radicals or stroke orders.
- Spell checker allows you easy location of words you can't spell.
- Manual is in English and Japanese (some other models just have one or the other).
- 'Extra Features'.
- Phrases for common situations.

CONS:
- Not as many words as the more expensive models.
- Can have some 'false' definitions (these are present in all electronic dictionaries I have used due to the ambiguities arising from translating Japanese to English - just look at Zero Wing ^_^).

Conclusion: Overall, this is a good dictionary. If you are a beginner/intermediate student of Japanese or English and are planning on traveling to a foreign country, you will need to pick up an electronic dictionary. This model, EJ400T, should be your choice if you don't have a ton of money to spend, or if you have a tendency to misplace small electronics ;) There ARE better models (some Canons) - hence the 4 star rating - but they are all in a much higher price range (~$300+)

Ouch.......2004-11-25

This dictionary sucks. I bought it last summer and it did me little good. The definitions are usually only one word, the max being 3. They lump all of the translations together, so you kinda just pick and choose with no real idea of the difference between homonyms. There's no way to actually look up Kanji but you can search with them (the only plus), however, some Kanji aren't listed under the proper radical, and you must search through lists and lists of Kanji by stroke order. I highly recommend the Canon G50. Although it is expensive, it contains extensive definitions of hundreds of thousands of words, as well as an extensive Kanji dictionary (however, Kanji definitions, meanings, etc are all written in Kana). The G50 comes with an English manual and you can switch it to an English interface so it's perfect for English speakers.

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