Category Archives: 電子辞書

How to Use Nintendo DS Kanji Sonomama DS Rakubiki Jiten

JohtoKen wrote an excellent blog post on the 漢字そのままDS楽引辞典 DS software at TJP.  It is called, “In-depth Tour on 漢字そのままDS楽引辞典 – Introductory Fundamentals and Looking Up Words” and “In-depth” it is. If you have this software and would like to … Continue reading

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Free Software from Casio for the XD-GP9700

Actually it is for any model in the GP or SP series and it is good until January 14th, 2009. 1) Register your dictionary here. You have to enter the serial number on the back of the dictionary, your email, … Continue reading

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Adding the Oxford Dictionary of English to the Casio XD-GP9700 Favorites

Ok, here is a plausible scenario. You quickly need the definition of “floccinaucinihilipilification” for a school report, but your Casio XD-GP9700′s main E-E dictionary is the lousy (for native English speakers) Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. You press the 英英 button … Continue reading

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Casio XD-GW9600 Setup Menu Pictures

A customer sent me a few pictures of his GW9600 setup menu screens and asked for a quick translation. If you have a Casio XD-GW9600 and have questions about what the menu is asking, you can download all 22 pictures … Continue reading

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New Casio XD-GP9700

I got the new Casio in two weeks ago, but being busy with moving the website, I really haven’t had time to play with it. I probably won’t have time to make videos, do reviews and other fun stuff until … Continue reading

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DS Rakubiki Jiten English Manual

Ron Dippold has created a very detailed write up all about the DS Rakubiki Jiten. If you are thinking of getting one or already have it, you may want to read through his comments: http://sizer99.com/rakubiki/

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Some Q&As about the Casio XD-GW9600

RandomGuest asked some excellent questions as a comment on one of my posts about the Casio XD-GW9600. I thought it would be good to post the questions with some of my comments as a new post. That way, other people … Continue reading

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How to Jump with the Casio XD-GW9600 Japanese Electronic Dictionary

A user named Ty posted a question about how the jump feature on the Casio XD-GW9600 actually works. I only had my web cam and the quality is very poor, but hopefully it will show how it basically works: It … Continue reading

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Found! Two Seiko RM2000 Romaji Electronic Dictionaries

Today there really isn’t a good electronic dictionary choice for the very beginner of Japanese. All modern dictionaries are made for Japanese learning English* and only as an afterthought the other way around. Of course they are super useful for … Continue reading

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Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary CD on the Casio XD-GW9600

I played with the SD card version of this soft and it worked well. However, the CD-ROM is much cheaper and installs in the Casio’s onboard memory which frees up the SD expansion slot. This post is about how to … Continue reading

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