morohashi-dakanwajiten-vols8-12+index
The Big Morohashi, Big Mo
Daikanwajiten 大漢和辞典
Morohashi Tetsuji's Great Kanwa (Chinese-Japanese) Dictionary in 12 volumes and an Index
More recent sets than mine (Compact Edition, 2nd printing, October 1, 1968) have 15 volumes.
ISBN: 4469031380
Discussion:
'The Big Morohashi' is the king of dictionaries of literary Chinese in a non-Chinese language. It has been emulated by the great Chinese-Chinese dictionaries for decades. Aside from some practical considerations later in life, on the deepest level, my motive to learn to read Japanese was to be able to use this dictionary.
It's been only with the recent appearance of Victor H. Mair's An Alphabetical Index to the Hanyu Da Cidian that I now go to the Hanyu Da Cidian nearly as often as I used to go to the Big Morohashi. But the superior print quality of the Big Morohashi compared to my edition of the Hanyu Da Cidian making it much easier on aging eyes, and the use of traditional kanji rather than simplified, still an annoyance if not a stumbling block for me, are compelling reasons to continue to consult the Big Morohashi.
Let's face it, I love this dictionary.