[Chieumi PLUS] Japanese Dictionary Compiler Hiroaki Iima Appears in the Interview Series 'Tsuranuku Hito', Approaching People Leading Various Fields
Hiroaki Iima, compiler of the 'Sanseido Kokugo Jiten', is featured in the 11th interview of 'Chieumi PLUS'. He shares insights on how to approach the ever-changing Japanese language.
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[Tsuranuku Hito]
Hiroaki Iima (Japanese Dictionary Compiler)
https://chieumiplus.com/article/tsuranuku-iimahiroaki
'Tsuranuku Hito' (People Who Persevere) --. Appearing in the 11th installment is Japanese dictionary compiler Hiroaki Iima. As a compiler of the 'Sanseido Kokugo Jiten', he daily shares the depth of the Japanese language while collecting and recording words to be included in the dictionary. Additionally, on his own X account, his 'language usage collection', where he picks up and records words in real-time while watching the New Year's Eve 'NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen', garners attention every year. In a world overflowing with 'language' such as 'ra-nuki' words, coined words, and youth slang, we tend to strictly focus only on their correctness. We asked Mr. Iima about how we should face language.
[Author Profile]
Hiroaki Iima
Born in Kagawa Prefecture in 1967. Graduated from Waseda University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Completed coursework in the doctoral program at the same university. Has served as an editorial board member for the 'Sanseido Kokugo Jiten' since 2005. For modern Japanese language research, he continues to collect Japanese usage examples from print, broadcasts, the internet, and the streets. Has been serializing 'Town B-grade Language Illustrated Book' in the Asahi Shimbun since 2016, and 'Japanese Language Donburako' in the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun since 2017. Author of 'Japanese Language Donburako: Words Change Forever' (Mainichi Shimbun Publishing), 'Japanese is Not Scary' (PHP Institute), 'Word Hunter' (Poplar Publishing), 'Easy-to-Stumble Japanese' (NHK Publishing), and others. Co-author/editor of 'Dictionary of Words Describing States' (Natsume-sha), 'Shogakukan Dictionary to Know Four-Character Idioms' (Shogakukan), and others.
X (formerly Twitter) account: https://x.com/IIMA_Hiroaki/
List of previous 'Tsuranuku Hito'
https://chieumiplus.com/tags/tsuranuku
'Tsuranuku Hito'
An interview project approaching people who continue to lead in various genres.
■ What is 'Chieumi PLUS'
Hiroaki Iima (Japanese Dictionary Compiler)
https://chieumiplus.com/article/tsuranuku-iimahiroaki
'Tsuranuku Hito' (People Who Persevere) --. Appearing in the 11th installment is Japanese dictionary compiler Hiroaki Iima. As a compiler of the 'Sanseido Kokugo Jiten', he daily shares the depth of the Japanese language while collecting and recording words to be included in the dictionary. Additionally, on his own X account, his 'language usage collection', where he picks up and records words in real-time while watching the New Year's Eve 'NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen', garners attention every year. In a world overflowing with 'language' such as 'ra-nuki' words, coined words, and youth slang, we tend to strictly focus only on their correctness. We asked Mr. Iima about how we should face language.
[Author Profile]
Hiroaki Iima
Born in Kagawa Prefecture in 1967. Graduated from Waseda University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Completed coursework in the doctoral program at the same university. Has served as an editorial board member for the 'Sanseido Kokugo Jiten' since 2005. For modern Japanese language research, he continues to collect Japanese usage examples from print, broadcasts, the internet, and the streets. Has been serializing 'Town B-grade Language Illustrated Book' in the Asahi Shimbun since 2016, and 'Japanese Language Donburako' in the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun since 2017. Author of 'Japanese Language Donburako: Words Change Forever' (Mainichi Shimbun Publishing), 'Japanese is Not Scary' (PHP Institute), 'Word Hunter' (Poplar Publishing), 'Easy-to-Stumble Japanese' (NHK Publishing), and others. Co-author/editor of 'Dictionary of Words Describing States' (Natsume-sha), 'Shogakukan Dictionary to Know Four-Character Idioms' (Shogakukan), and others.
X (formerly Twitter) account: https://x.com/IIMA_Hiroaki/
List of previous 'Tsuranuku Hito'
https://chieumiplus.com/tags/tsuranuku
'Tsuranuku Hito'
An interview project approaching people who continue to lead in various genres.
■ What is 'Chieumi PLUS'