Nihon kokugo daijiten (日本国語大辞典, Tokyo, Shogakukan, 1974) is sometimes translated as "The Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Japanese Language". The daijiten is the largest and most authoritative Japanesedictionary for Japanese-literate readers. Spanning 20 volumes, its definitions are elaborate and often encylopaedic, sometimes including examples of historical usage. Jump to: navigation, search Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Kokyo Imperial Palace. ... ...
Today, kokugo usually means the Japanese language and literature as taught in Japanese schools, while Nihongo refers to the language itself in contrast to the other languages of the world.
Nihongo Daijiten's definitions in Japanese are noticeably shorter than in Daijirin, Daijisen, or Koujien, and, despite being as large and heavy as the others, Nihongo Daijiten has significantly fewer entries and pages, the thicker paper and larger pictures having taken their toll.
Daijiten has been reprinted twice in compressed editions, the most recent being a 1974 two-volume version with four pages reduced to fit on one and an accompanying magnifying glass for readers with postpubescent eyes.
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