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Public domain Jp-Jp dictionary? - rmcc1 - 2015-01-04
Hi everyone,
I am working on a book on reading advanced Japanese, and I would like to include partial definitions of vocabulary in Japanese, culled from a Jp-Jp dictionary such as Daijirin. While I think it would probably be fair use if properly cited, I would prefer to avoid the copyright issue entirely by using a public domain dictionary. Does any exist?
English definitions won't be a problem because of Jim Breen's EDICT, and example sentences won't be a problem because of Tatoeba.org / the Tanaka Corpus. But I'm stumped about how to procure Jp-Jp definitions without relying on fair use or seeking permission from a publisher. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thank you!
Public domain Jp-Jp dictionary? - yudantaiteki - 2015-01-04
There's wiktionary, perhaps? Of course there are public domain J-J dictionaries that are out of copyright, but those will be harder for you to access.
Public domain Jp-Jp dictionary? - rmcc1 - 2015-01-04
Great idea, thanks. Please let me know if you are aware of any older public-domain dictionaries online of the sort you mention. But Wiktionary will be a great start.
Public domain Jp-Jp dictionary? - Bokusenou - 2015-01-06
日本語 WordNet, maybe?
http://nlpwww.nict.go.jp/wn-ja/
It's not nearly as good as a commercial dictionary, but it's decent, and I think it might have more words than Wiktionary, not sure about that though.
Public domain Jp-Jp dictionary? - jimeux - 2015-01-06
Is anyone aware of any similar E-J sources? I'm thinking of making a basic Rikai-chan-style feature for a webapp aimed at Japanese learners, but EDICT is only reliable for J-E. Is there a list of these kinds of resources anywhere?