Electronic Japanese-English Dictionary?

Question

As I'm going abroad to Japan to study for 1 semester, I'm thinking of getting an electronic japanese-english dictionary. Does anyone know of a good one?

The features that I'm looking for:
-able to write Kanji
-sufficient words for university level use.(i.e. not too basic)

I heard that you can buy a Nintendo DS and get the 漢字そのままDS楽引辞典 "game", which turns out to be a relatively cheap and functional Japanese dictionary. But I'm worried that the dictionary might not be advance enough. Any comments on this "game" as a dictionary to use for daily life and school? Or should I get a proper electronic dictionary when I go to Japan? Please recommend any suitable models for English speakers learning Japanese (if you know of any). Preferably cheap too haha.

I'll be staying in Kyoto so if anyone knows of good shops nearby to buy denshi-jishos, it would be great if you could share it here too.

Thanks in advance. :)

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

There're many good from Casio and Sharp.

I think the game give you the dictionary for Kanjis, so it might not give you the answers like "より (compared to)."

There's a "Big Camera" located nearby Kyoto Station, so you can find many kinds there.  Some of them comes with medicine dictionary and many other stuff like Japanese old novels, so you should choose really carefully. 

http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=京都%E3%80%80ビックカメラ&fb=1&hq=ビックカメラ&hnear=0x6001a8d6cd3cc3f1:0xc0961d366bbb1d3d,Kyoto,+Kyoto+Prefecture,+Japan&cid=0,0,11957889828573681193&ei=S_FaT-XkHorhmAXfprjNDA&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&ved=0CBMQ_BI

ganpatram · Answer

Electronic Japanese Dictionary

Anonymous · Answer

There are some Japanese electronic dictionaries recommended in this page:
http://www.learn-japanese-adventure.com/japanese-electronic-dictionary.html

Electronic Japanese-English Dictionary?

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