[popster]

After living in Japan for 4 months, I decided it's time for an electronic dictionary.

I am a beginner but can read Hiragana/Katakana and only understand about 20 Kanji characters.

I will be living in Japan for 20+ years.

The electronic shops in Tokyo are geared for Japanese speakers learning English. My dilemma is the opposite. I am a native English speaker from the US who wants to learn Japanese.

The most suitable electronic dictionary that I found thus far is the Wordpod GT-5200.

If anybody has this particular electronic dictionary, I would love to hear from you.

In addition, I would love to hear from any of you beginning japanese speakers who recently purchased an electronic dictionary. The word tank seems very popular among Japanese. Again, I am an American who is interested in learning Japanese.

Thanks

Mike Pop