You use a completely different word in Japanese, and that’s 下手. You can’t use 悪い to say that your skill at something is inferior/poor, like you can in English. This word is not equal to the English word “bad”. What do you think this word means? If you answered, “bad”. Not convinced? Let’s go through another example. Go through failure and dishonour and not being able to give up nor forget (about it).Īnd this gets less accurate when you put it into English.ĭid you get that from “vexing, annoying”? No. Taken from the Hybrid Shinjirin (ハイブリッド新辞林) Now let’s look at the monolingual definition. It’s so vague to the point that it is literally wrong. You may think, “what’s wrong with it?” I’ll tell you what’s wrong with it. And chances are you learned it using a bilingual dictionary. If you have been learning Japanese for a few months, you would know this word. You may not think so, but I’ve been using monolingual dictionaries for a long time now and I can confirm bilingual definitions (especially those from the JMdict) do not capture the true feel of the word. What exactly do you mean by “false associations”? ¶īilingual definitions, 90% of the time are very vague, and do not capture the true feeling of the word. There is no language that can express Japanese better than Japanese itself. What if I’m German and I use the Wadoku (Japanese-German bilingual dictionary)? Same thing. You may think, oh, what if I’m not even English? If you don’t use a monolingual dictionary, then you will make false associations anyway, no matter what your native language is. Monolingual dictionaries help you avoid making false associations with words from your native language (probably English) to Japanese. Why you should use a monolingual dictionary ¶ is not its own dictionary, it is only a portal that accesses JMdict. Sites such as use the Japanese-English bilingual dictionary known as “JMdict (English)”. The Kōjien (広辞苑) is a monolingual Japanese dictionary. For example, the Oxford Dictionary is a monolingual English dictionary. A monolingual dictionary is a dictionary that defines words of the language in that language. The monolingual transition is when you “transition" into getting used to a monolingual dictionary, often with the help of a bilingual dictionary as an aid. But it is still simple, it’s just the initial setup that just feels long. This guide will go through what the monolingual transition is and why you should do it, different mediums to access monolingual dictionaries and also ways to approach getting used to monolingual dictionaries. This is a guide targeted at "intermediate" learners.
>But wouldn’t I be reading the dictionary more than the actual novel? >shoui have you completely 卒業'd the bilingual dictionary? >What if I don't like reading novels? I hate reading novels! >Soo… what’s the best way to approach monolingual? >What did you do when you came across a word you didn’t know in the definition? The “Throw away the bilingual dictionary forever, and start using the monolingual dictionary straight away!” Approach Why do you say use a lot of dictionaries? My personal order, for 100% monolingual coverage:Ĭontinuation: Getting and using monolingual dictionaries Here’s what I recommend for first time monolingual users: Getting and using monolingual dictionaries Yomichan - the better way to go monolingual. Using Morphman to assist the monolingual transition Why people find it hard to go monolingual. What exactly do you mean by “false associations”? Why you should use a monolingual dictionary
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