List of Japanese Language Dictionaries Published by Shogakukan Inc.

Our Japanese dictionaries are presented in separate lists according to category: Japanese language dictionaries (Nihongo Jiten), dictionaries of Chinese characters (Kanji/Kanwa Jiten), dictionaries of classical Japanese (Kogo Jiten), dictionaries of proverbs (Kotowaza Jiten), and others.

The colored square heads in front of each dictionaryfs title give the targeted readership:
Elementary school students and above
Junior high school students and above
Senior high school students and above


Japanese Language Dictionaries (Nihongo Jiten)
Shogakukan's Japanese Dictionary (Second edition, 14 volumes)
Dai-ji-sen: Japanese Dictionary (Enlarged and revised edition)
Shinsen Kokugo: Japanese Dictionary (Eighth edition) ;Compact version, vertical typesetting
Shinsen Kokugo: Japanese Dictionary (Eighth edition) ;Compact version, horizontal typesetting
Shinsen Kokugo: Japanese Dictionary (Eighth edition) ;Full-sized version, vertical typesetting
Shinsen Kokugo: Japanese Dictionary (Eighth edition) ;Full-sized version, horizontal typesetting
Gendai Kokugo Reikai: Japanese Dictionary (Third edition)
Reikai Gakushu Kokugo: Dictionary for Studying Japanese (Seventh edition);Compact version
Reikai Gakushu Kokugo: Dictionary for Studying Japanese (Seventh edition);Full-sized version
Reikai Gakushu Kokugo: Dictionary for Studying Japanese (Seventh edition);Compact version of the "Doraemon" edition
Reikai Gakushu Kokugo: Dictionary for Studying Japanese (Seventh edition);Full-sized version of the "Doraemon" edition
Shin Kokugo Reikai: Japanese Dictionary
Gakushu Kokugo: New Dictionary for Learning Japanese (Sixth edition)
Shinkai Kokugo: Japanese Dictionary (Second edition)
Pocket-size Progressive Japanese Dictionary
Pocket-size Progressive Dictionary of Japanese & Chinese Characters (Combined in a Single Volume)

Dictionaries of Chinese Characters (Kanji/Kanwa Jiten)
Shinsen Kanwa: Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Seventh edition) ;Compact version
Shinsen Kanwa: Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Seventh edition) ;Full-sized version
Gendai Kango Reikai: Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Second edition)
Reikai Gakushu Kanji: Dictionary for Studying Chinese Characters (Fifth edition);Compact version
Reikai Gakushu Kanji: Dictionary for Studying Chinese Characters (Fifth edition);Full-sized version
Reikai Gakushu Kanji: Dictionary for Studying Chinese Characters (Fifth edition);Compact version of the "Doraemon" edition
Reikai Gakushu Kanji: Dictionary for Studying Chinese Characters (Fifth edition);Full-sized version of the "Doraemon" edition
Schoolchildren's Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Third edition)
Dictionary of 1006 Chinese Characters Schoolchildren Must Learn: How to Read and Write Them
Pocket-size Progressive Dictionary of Chinese Characters

Dictionaries of Classical Japanese (Kogo Jiten)
Shogakukan Dictionary of Classical Japanese
Shinsen Kogo: Dictionary of Classical Japanese (Fourth edition);Compact version
Shinsen Kogo: Dictionary of Classical Japanese (Fourth edition);Full-sized version
Zen-yaku Kogo Reikai: Dictionary of Classical Japanese Explained by Examples with Full Translations (Third edition)
Pocket-size Progressive Zen-yaku Kogo Reikai Dictionary of Classical Japanese

Dictionaries of Proverbs (Kotowaza Jiten)
Dictionary of Ancient Fables and Proverbs
Dictionary of Proverbs for Everyday Use
Dictionary of Fables and Proverbs
Reikai Gakushu Kotowaza: Dictionary for Studying Proverbs (Revised new edition, Second edition)
Shinsen Kan-yo-ku: Dictionary of Idiomatic Phrases
Shogakukan's Dictionary of Proverbs for Children Illustrated with Cartoons

Others
Grand Dictionary of Japanese Dialects (3 volumes)
Grand Dictionary of Buddhist Terms with Illustrative Quotations
Dictionary of Famous Japanese Sayings
Dictionary of Great Japanese Tanka, Haiku and Other Poems
Dictionary of Famous Chinese Sayings
Dictionary of Katakana Words Explained with Examples of Usage (Third edition)
Guide to Japanese Dialects with Distribution Maps
Dictionary Explaining the Usage of Synonyms
Pocket-size Progressive Katakana Words Dictionary
Pocket-size Progressive Japanese Dictionary for Writing Everyday Language