Re: [Lingo] [tlug] [OT] What's up with online Japanese<->Japanese dictionaries?

[s smith <sjs@example.com>]

On 6/14/2010 9:23 AM, Dave M G wrote:
> For example, I recently looked up the word 補佐官. Neither dictionary
> had an entry for it.
>
>    
First, let me say that I like WWWJDict.  It's the only dictionary I know 
of that's really meant for English speakers learning Japanese.  But 
sometimes I think it's a bit too complete.

When I looked up 補佐官 on/dic.yahoo.co.jp, I was refered to 補佐 and 官 
which are 'aid' and 'government service' respectively.  From WWWJDict, 
pronunciation of 補佐官 is ほさかん and of 補佐-官 (as two separate 
words) is ほさ-かん..

So what I'm wondering is would the Japanese define 補佐官  as one word 
or two.

And that said, does this thread belong on the lingo list?  I'm 
cross-posting to both groups thinking it probably does.

Steve S.