A Frequency Dictionary of Japaneseis an invaluable tool for all learners of Japanese, providing a list of the 5,000 most commonly used words in the language. Based on a 100-million word corpus composed of spoken, fiction, non-fiction and news texts in current use, the dictionary provides the user with a detailed frequency-based list, as well as alphabetical and part-of-speech indexes. All entries in the frequency list feature the English equivalent and a sample sentence with English translation. The dictionary also contains thematically organised lists of frequently used words on a variety of topicssuch as food, sports, greetings and hobbies. A Frequency Dictionary of Japaneseenables students of all levels to maximise their study of Mandarin vocabulary in an efficient and engaging way. It is also and ideal resource for teachers of the language.