Talk:Kōjien

Proposed changes
I think that it is proper to include the macron in the title and in the opening sentence. This article needs historical background: when did Kôjien first appear, and how many editions has it gone through? What is the evidence that “many Japanese” consider it to be the standard? The article states that “not all electronic dictionaries include it,” but in fact the overwhelming majority do. The only maker that does not include it as the standard kokugo jiten appears to be Canon. No mention is made of the fact that it includes many proper names, so it is as much an encyclopedia as a language dictionary. The article is still labeled a stub. Is it? If not, it should be filled out enough to be a proper article, and the stub category should be deleted. Jb05-Hds2 03:03, 7 December 2005 (UTC)


 * I'm fully in favour of your proposed changes, please do what you like. This article was originally a joke article due to be deleted, and I added a little info to make it make sense, but I'm sure people from your group can do much better. DannyWilde 05:06, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

I've filled out the article considerably with added background info on both the dictionary itself and the bloke who was behind its creation. Sources appear to be sketchy so far, but I'll add more as I come across them. Sorry to take so long to produce the article. Jb05rjt 01:27, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Dead People
The article states that the Koujien only lists dead people. This is not true. Making some obvious checks, George H. W. Bush, Clinton, and Reagan (it was compiled in 1998) are all listed. Echnin 18:07, 16 October 2006 (UTC)