Long out of print, the pioneering work of Koop and Inada remains an important and fundamental reference to whose wishing to master the pronounciation of Japanese names. The central feature of the 572-page work is the dictionary of Kanji used in writing Japanese names, categorized by stroke count, with a complete index cross-referencing characters by pronounciation. Also are included are useful auxiliary references such as the Genji symbols, reign periods and dates, personal names and titles, and typical signatures.
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