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    Thread: Shodou (calligraphy) on the iPad
Post: Shodou (calligraphy) on the iPad

In the video it seem to work pretty well. Honestly I wouldn't have expected that. I always had the idea that resistive was better for handwriting. I knew there are special stylus you can use on capac...
the_marshal Off topic 2 1,552 2011-05-03, 8:18 pm
    Thread: Reprint, 6th edition
Post: Reprint, 6th edition

If you can buy an older edition (even used one) at a decent price I would go for it. It really doesn't make that much difference. Especially for edition 5 you can add the additional kanji... it's just...
the_marshal Remembering the Kanji 4 1,451 2011-05-02, 5:49 pm
    Thread: Stroke order for 凸 and 凹
Post: Stroke order for 凸 and 凹

The .png file is what I've learn and saw on wwwjdic. I had no idea the Chinese stroke order what different. I am not surprised though as I know from Chinese student (when I was in Japan) that some ch...
the_marshal The Japanese language 13 5,627 2011-05-02, 5:07 pm
    Thread: Music problem - cannot find anything I like
Post: Music problem - cannot find anything I like

I also have no interest in Jpop... it's really all the same boring stuff for me. The only time I really only listen to it is as background music in Drama / move / anime. Actually some anime music is ...
the_marshal General discussion 109 31,524 2011-05-02, 4:47 pm
    Thread: I didn't know MS Word could do that, did you?
Post: I didn't know MS Word could do that, did you?

The MS IME only work in JWPCE if you have the code page set to Japanese. There is an utility from MS (for XP/2k only) for changing the code page of only one application but it doesn't do the trick for...
the_marshal General discussion 30 8,951 2006-12-11, 6:43 am
    Thread: Japanese TV: 漢字大好き
Post: Japanese TV: 漢字大好き

I found this japanese tv show from NHK on youtube. Just like the discription says: "A Kanji tv program for kids in Japan." They last each around 5min, there seem to be 5 of them on youtube. I watched...
the_marshal The Japanese language 0 1,568 2006-10-01, 12:53 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Congratulation on finishing the book. I hope you did better than me, I technicaly went through all the kanji but I just rushed too much on the last 200-300 before comming to Japan. I hardly did any re...
the_marshal Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,597 2006-07-20, 5:17 am
    Thread: RTK get together?
Post: RTK get together?

The meeting was great. I am replying a bit late because I was visiting a lot and tokyo and I just went to the hotel to sleep, didn-t really check the forum too much. I arrived today at the language sc...
the_marshal Off topic 232 102,361 2006-07-19, 4:17 am
    Thread: RTK get together?
Post: RTK get together?

I'll be at the meeting, I don't know what t-shirt color I'll be wearing but I guess you usualy don't see a lot of gaijin waiting in front of a Mc donald ! I am looking forward to meet with everyone t...
the_marshal Off topic 232 102,361 2006-07-12, 7:47 am
    Thread: RTK get together?
Post: RTK get together?

I just read what I wrote yersterday... a real disaster. I was a bit tired and I didn't have much time to write it (and english isn't my mother tongue... one more excuse !). anyway hopefully I'll be in...
the_marshal Off topic 232 102,361 2006-07-10, 5:52 pm
    Thread: RTK get together?
Post: RTK get together?

Hi I am writing from japan. some problem with the flight but I manage to arrive a few hour laters only. 13sounds for me. I would spend the day there and then meet with you at 18h00. If Mc macdonal ...
the_marshal Off topic 232 102,361 2006-07-10, 6:34 am
    Thread: RTK get together?
Post: RTK get together?

I was planning to go to kamakura and nikko, it seems they are the most popular place to visit around tokyo.. so a meeting in Kamakura would work for me. I will probably go there for a whole day. Visit...
the_marshal Off topic 232 102,361 2006-07-08, 4:34 pm
    Thread: Stroke Order Rules
Post: Stroke Order Rules

I always wrote the horizontal one first... I never realized that was wrong. For cliff, I write horizontal one first unless it is "parade", "turn into" or "march" primitive
the_marshal Remembering the Kanji 48 22,844 2006-07-04, 4:11 am
    Thread: RTK get together?
Post: RTK get together?

It doesn't look like there is enough ppl interested for a meeting in tokyo... or maybe a lot of them don't come to check the forum. ?!
the_marshal Off topic 232 102,361 2006-07-02, 5:19 am
    Thread: Responses when talking about the Heisig system??
Post: Responses when talking about the Heisig system??

Impressive... 98% and 95% are really high. I am just wandering, did you know some kanji before starting with the book ? I think you create the story really fast (40kanji on hour is 90s per kanji... I...
the_marshal Remembering the Kanji 25 11,741 2006-06-29, 6:20 pm
    Thread: textbooks
Post: textbooks

For grammar I bought "A dictionnary of basic japanese grammar" at the same time as the genki. And for now I have nearly not use it as I was happy with the genki texbook. I did however recently checked...
the_marshal Learning resources 119 45,127 2006-06-28, 2:09 pm
    Thread: textbooks
Post: textbooks

I personnaly use Genki and I found it quite good. The gramar explanation are pretty good IMO the book well structured and there are extensive exercice and some reading practice. I am curently at abou...
the_marshal Learning resources 119 45,127 2006-06-28, 8:52 am
    Thread: Electronic Dictionaries
Post: Electronic Dictionaries

The PAdict SOD are actually based on some free library. The official RTK program also use them, and there is a modificated version of JWPCE (for windows) with those SOD too. BTW, I have used kingkanj...
the_marshal Learning resources 30 13,933 2006-06-24, 7:23 am
    Thread: AMANA Website
Post: AMANA Website

Nice site, the idea is pretty original and the photography are nice. They do have a some odd choice for meaning through. Especialy 旬 I don't think it has anything to do with fresh (I checked the vario...
the_marshal The Japanese language 4 2,439 2006-06-23, 11:54 am
    Thread: Frame 1499 - Superintend
Post: Frame 1499 - Superintend

I agree with Immacolata, whatever helps you memorize the kanji is fine. For Superintend, I came up with a pretty imaginative story I guess, but I am not the one that came up with Sri Lanka. I did pro...
the_marshal Remembering the Kanji 7 4,732 2006-06-23, 4:21 am
    Thread: Responses when talking about the Heisig system??
Post: Responses when talking about the Heisig system??

I personnaly don't think I'll be able to do the whole book in a mouth, even if I were given 5h a day. I now some ppl manage to do so, but personnaly I get everything mixed up if I study too much kanji...
the_marshal Remembering the Kanji 25 11,741 2006-06-23, 4:10 am
    Thread: RTK get together?
Post: RTK get together?

Just edited my message, it's 10th Jully not 20th, sorry. I guess we should see who is interesed and then see if we can choose a date convenient for everybody if possible. We'll see how many ppl are in...
the_marshal Off topic 232 102,361 2006-06-23, 3:51 am
    Thread: RTK get together?
Post: RTK get together?

Well I'll be in tokyo for 9days from the 10th of jully (edit). First time in Japan, I am really looking forward to it ! And then I go in a language school in okazaki (http://www.yamasa.org) for 6weeks...
the_marshal Off topic 232 102,361 2006-06-22, 6:54 pm
    Thread: How has RTK helped you effected you changed you?
Post: How has RTK helped you effected you changed you?

I have only studied some basic grammar for now (I am using Genki vol.2 right now)... and some things are definitly not too difficult with very few exeption (verb...) but particle aren't easy IMO. Besi...
the_marshal Remembering the Kanji 16 4,246 2006-06-21, 11:18 am
    Thread: How has RTK helped you effected you changed you?
Post: How has RTK helped you effected you changed you?

2万 ? that's crazy. I would have never through they knew that many character ! Anybody know how many do they use in daily life (newspaper...) ? Can't believe it's 20'000, some must be quite seldom cha...
the_marshal Remembering the Kanji 16 4,246 2006-06-21, 10:35 am
    Thread: Electronic Dictionaries
Post: Electronic Dictionaries

Padict is a great piece of software, you also have the heisig flashcard software running on palm. Only complain I had is that it was too slow, but that's definitly to do with my old palm (m505 ! works...
the_marshal Learning resources 30 13,933 2006-06-15, 3:11 am