How Long to Read ABC Dictionary of Ancient Japanese Phonograms

How Long Does it Take to Read ABC Dictionary of Ancient Japanese Phonograms?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 37 minutes to read ABC Dictionary of Ancient Japanese Phonograms by John R. Bentley

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Making one's way through the dense jungle of Old Japanese poetry and prose can be a daunting and discouraging task because of the complex writing systems used during the Asuka (550–710 CE) and Nara (710–789 CE) eras. The intricate script is a bewildering mix of Chinese characters employed for their semantic or phonetic value or as hints to other words—or even for word games. For the first time in English, this dictionary lists all 1,215 Chinese characters used as phonograms (ongana) or vernacular characters (kungana) in Old Japanese texts. It brings together a vast amount of data in relation to Chinese phonology: Old Chinese, Later Han Chinese, Middle Chinese, Sino-Japanese (both Go-on and Kan-on), Sino-Korean, Sino-Vietnamese, and Chu Nom. The entries contain examples from more than twenty Old Japanese texts showing how each character was used and in what context. Data from excavated wooden tablets, or slips (mokkan), is included as well as a chart of all the graphs and where they appear in the cited material. Students and scholars of Old Japanese writing and language and those more widely interested in the culture and history of pre-Heian Japan now have important linguistic and textual data at their fingertips arranged by character to help them decipher material from the ancient past.

How long is ABC Dictionary of Ancient Japanese Phonograms?

ABC Dictionary of Ancient Japanese Phonograms by John R. Bentley is 618 pages long, and a total of 159,444 words.

This makes it 209% the length of the average book. It also has 195% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read ABC Dictionary of Ancient Japanese Phonograms Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 31 minutes to read ABC Dictionary of Ancient Japanese Phonograms aloud.

What Reading Level is ABC Dictionary of Ancient Japanese Phonograms?

ABC Dictionary of Ancient Japanese Phonograms is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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