A Frequency Dictionary of Japanese is an invaluable tool for all learners of Japanese providing a list of the 5 000 most commonly used words in the language. Based on a100 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 indices. All entries in the frequency list feature the English equivalent and a sample sentence with English translation. The dictionary also contains 25 thematically organised lists of frequently used words on a variety of topics such as food weather occupations and leisure. Numerous bar charts are also included to highlight the phonetic and spelling variants across register. A Frequency Dictionary of Japanese enables students of all levels to maximise their study of Japanese vocabulary in an efficient and engaging way. It is also an excellent resource for teachers of the language.