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Decided against RTK2! Well then... any new primitives in RTK3? - smujohnson - 2008-12-24
Hi there,
I've deciced, against what I originally wanted to do and hoped to do, to skip RTK2 and go with AJATT-method instead, because of the thousands of excetions, multiple onyomi readings, mixing of kun and on, irregular eradings, etc. etc. of the kanji(s).
I've cancelled my Amazon order for RTK2, and now wondering about getting RTK3. My question is this... are there any new stroke order / Heisig primitives in RTK3? If not, I'll just use the english keywords off this website and continue with my own stories from primitives learned in RTK1. I know, I know, I sonud cheap, not supporting the author, etc etc... but there's no way I'm going to buy RTK3 until an editor puts in Heisig's 90 page errata corrections in that volume.
Thanks for the tips / criticisms / comments in advance.
Decided against RTK2! Well then... any new primitives in RTK3? - bodhisamaya - 2008-12-24
I am using RTK2 now to re-inforce what I learned in RTK1. Though I finished RTK1 without the book using this site. RTK2 gives useful compounds for each kanji that has a Chinese reading and a list of Kanji that have no Chinese reading. The kanji are broken down into groups of: Pure, Semi-pure and Mixed readings. I have no idea what benefit the mixed readings have. At the end there are some mnemonics for remembering Japanese readings. I bought RTK3 also but haven't gotten into it yet though I worked up to 2300 on this site waiting for the books.