Abstract
There are three broad categories of dictionaries for the Japanese language: (a) Chinese–Japanese character dictionaries (Kanwa Jiten), (b) Japanese monolingual dictionaries (Kokugo Jiten), and (c) specialized dictionaries (Tokushu Jiten), which include thesauruses and terminology dictionaries. In terms of lexicographical development, it would be fair to divide the chronology into four main periods or stages: (1) the dawn of premodern lexicography (900 a.d.–1868 a.d.), (2) Westernization and rapid development of modern lexicography before World War II (1869–1945), (3) expansion of the dictionary market and projects (1946–1999), and (4) the electronic age (2000–).
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