English-Japanese Small Dictionary

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This book lists 7,023 core English words that are listed alphabetically and are divided into two different levels of ESL (English as a Second Language) so that learners can practice pronunciation according to their levels. Level 1 (for elementary & middle school) is written in red, and level 2 (for high school) is written in blue.


This book is ideal for learners of English as a second language who want to communicate more effectively and also for learners of Japanese who know English.

Main entries are in alphabetical order and stressed syllables of them are in boldface type.Each main entry is followed by English pronunciation, parts of speech label, then the entry’s Japanese equivalents.  All Japanese quivalent for main entries are written in both rōmaji (roman letters) and Japanese writing: kana and kanji (Chinese characters).

  {example: achieve  [ətʃi:v]  [v.] tassei suru 達成する}

Japanese is written with three different scripts: hiragana, katakana, and kanji.  Typical Japanese words are written with hiragana and kanji.  Katakana is usually used to write foreign words other than Chinese.


A syllable is part of a word that contains one vowel sound. In every word of two or more syllables, one syllable is stressed. It’s called ‘stressed syllable’. The vowel sound in that syllable is louder, higher in pitch, and longer than the other vowel sounds in the same word.

In this book, stressed syllable is written in larger boldface. (Example: expand  [ikspænd]  [動] 拡大する) Unstressed syllables are often pronounced with the schwa vowel sound (ə). All one syllable words have primary stress when spoken separately. (Examples: big, day)


The contrast between stressed and unstressed syllables is very important because it helps to create the rhythm of English. The native English speakers rely more on stressed syllable to understand what you say than on the individual sounds of the word.

* Please refer to the website for more information. www.corevoca.com



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強勢(stress)音節に焦点:


英語の会話ㆍ聴取ㆍ語彙力を効果的に向上させる上で最も重要な強勢音節の学習に焦点を合わせた。


英語の実力に応じた段階的な学習:


英語の学習に不可欠な7,023の語彙を“小∙中学校”と、“高校及び大学入試”の二つのレベルに分けて表し、学生はもちろん一般人も実力に応じた段階的な学習が出来るようにした。


簡潔な語意:


語彙力を効果的に向上させるために日本語の語意を簡潔に示した。


アルファベット順の配列で速やかな語彙の検索:



語彙をアルファベット順に配列し、語彙を速やかに検索できるようにした。


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学校授業及び各種の試験のために語彙ㆍ聴取ㆍ会話能力の向上が必要な中高生

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英語の会話ㆍ聴取ㆍ語彙力の向上が必要な海外旅行者ㆍ勤務者ㆍ生活者

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