现代日语中的外来语是越来越多,多到学日语懂日语的人都感到头疼,连日本人都有同感。很多词汇用一般的外来语词典查不到,尤其是一些专业词汇。因为日语的工具书和词典种类有限,不像英语那样,各种辞典、专业字典和工具书应有尽有。本文重点介绍用英文字典查找日语外来语词汇的方法,因为大部分日语外来语是来自英语的。 There are more and more foreign words in modern Japanese, and many people who are Japanese and understand Japanese are feeling the headache, even in Japan. Many words can not be found in common foreign language dictionaries, especially some specialized words. Due to the limited number of Japanese tools and dictionaries, unlike English, various dictionaries, professional dictionaries and reference books are available. This article focuses on the use of English dictionaries to find lexical items in Japanese lexicon, because most of the Japanese loanwords come from English.