Kanji Sonomama DS Rakubiki Jiten/Walkthrough

Using the Dictionary
Kanji Sonomana DS has 4 basic lookup modes. From the main screen, these are selected on the left edge of the screen. When you select a dictionary, the name will light up a different color for each (blue, yellow, red, and green in that order). Simply touch the screen in the appropriate place to switch to a different dictionary.


 * The first (blue) is for looking up English words. This does not really give a clear Japanese translation, so I recommend using a different dictionary if you are looking to convert English to Japanese.  I never use this mode.
 * The second (yellow) is the most useful, this is for looking up Japanese words and getting an English translation. It contains kanji, hiragana, and katakana words, so it is fairly extensive.
 * The third (red) is also not very useful if you are a native English speaker or rather don't know much Japanese (yet). This dictionary is for looking up definitions of Japanese words, in Japanese.  Remember, this dictionary was primarily for Japanese speakers to learn English, not the other way around. This actually can provide some help in learning how to pronounce kanji that is not in the yellow dictionary.
 * The fourth (green) is all of the other three combined. I usually have it in this mode as I can see the words with English translations and can find the kanji even if it is only the reading of it from the red dictionary.

Game and Watch games
(search all dictionaries for these)
 * Ball
 * Flagman
 * Judge
 * Manhole

Nintendo special entries
(search all dictionaries for these)
 * DS "rakubiki jiten"
 * Donkey Kong
 * GAME BOY
 * GAME BOY ADVANCE
 * GAME & WATCH
 * SUPER FAMICOM
 * Mario
 * Nintendo (in romaji or in kanji)
 * NINTENDO 64
 * NINTENDO DS
 * NINTENDO GAMECUBE