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Best method to use when doing RTK? - Jaejoongs - 2015-07-02
Hello. I guess that this has already been asked several times and I've searched for answers in here and on other websites but I still can't find a proper one that would somehow satisfy me.
EDIT: What I'd written was a big mess. I would just like to understand the concept of the english keywords and how they are supposed to help me learn kanjis.
When I do get the whole keyword thing (which sounds really really easy... this is embarassing), would it be useful to learn like, one reading per kanji when learning them? Or should I stick with the english keyword?
I think that my main problem is that I don't understand how one is supposed to remember the Kanjis with an ENGLISH keyword. I don't want to be reading a Japanese text, recognize a kanji and have "[insert english keyword]" popping up in my head.
Sorry for any grammar/vocabulary/anything mistakes, English is not my first language.
Best method to use when doing RTK? - tetsueda - 2015-07-02
Don't worry about it, you won't be thinking about the keywords nor the stories after a while. RTK is basically a method to quickly download the kanji into to your brain. If you want to use a similar approach, but also learn a reading or two at the same time, you might want to try kanji damage:
http://www.kanjidamage.com/
Best method to use when doing RTK? - bertoni - 2015-07-02
If you know a good word for a Japanese keyword because your spoken skills are ahead of your kanji skills, it's fine to use a Japanese keyword, IMO, but for most of us, a keyword in our native language, or at least one we know well, is best because you want to focus on the kanji, not on learning vocabulary at the same time. Once you have production of the kanji under control, adding readings is the next step.
Best method to use when doing RTK? - Jaejoongs - 2015-07-02
So basically, any keyword that remotely resembles one of the Kanji's meanings should do the trick, no matter which language I use? (as long as it obviously helps me remember the kanji)
I think I kind of got it. Thanks ! (and Torrential to, who also tried to help me via emails
