Rakuyōshū

1598 Japanese dictionery published by the Jesuits. The post from netrino-gr begins:

The {{nihongoRakuyōshū落葉集"Collection of Fallen Leaves"}} was a 1598 Japanese dictionary of kanji "Chinese characters" and compounds in three parts. The Jesuit Mission Press published it atNagasaki along with other early Japanese language reference works, such as the 1603 Nippo Jisho Japanese-Portuguese dictionary. The Rakuyōshū, also known as the Rakuyoshu or Rakuyôshû, is notable as the first dictionary to separate kanji readings between Chinese loanword on (音 "pronunciation") and native Japanese kun (訓 "meaning").

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