Franz Baldauff (Nihon-Token): an exceptional french glossary

[Gabriel L]

http://www.nihon-token.com/ is actually in the NMB's link list, and I am sure that the francophones among us must surely know this already, but I was bowled over by his remarkably thorough and well-organized glossary. I have been assembling a personal database of glossary terms for a few weeks, currently at 567 entries and counting (with an emphasis on multiple kanji forms, etymologies, attention to macrons, various descriptors/modifiers, etc.). Well, this site just filled in a whole heap of blank spots. Everything has commentary, variations are covered, things are grouped logically. It's a real gem provided your français is not too rusty. Just look at how extensive his hamon page is! The vocab is limited to blade stuff — he doesn't go into materials, methods, tools, furniture, kizu, togi, etc. — but the subjects covered are covered very thoroughly.

 

Just wanted to give a shoutout to this excellent site.

[Brian]

I wonder if Serge had something to do with that?

Very nice. Wish someone would do an English translation.

 

Brian

[takakage]

Hi,

No link with Serge. Franz is Well known in the francophone nihonto world.