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    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Thanks, Taishi. That makes sense and fits well with the other inscription.
Corodon The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,226 2015-03-13, 9:11 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I have a katana with some kanji as hilt decorations (menuki). I've been trying to figure out exactly what it says, but the wrapping partially obscures the characters, making it difficult. One side i...
Corodon The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,226 2015-03-13, 12:29 am
    Thread: Dictionary of Japanese Grammar Website
Post: Dictionary of Japanese Grammar Website

All the Japanese characters are garbled when I read it. You should add a <meta charset="UTF-8" /> to your pages to improve the compatibility.
Corodon Learning resources 32 8,828 2013-12-12, 7:38 pm
    Thread: Anyone have the Genki sentences as a file?
Post: Anyone have the Genki sentences as a file?

In my first look through, I just saw lots and lots of vocab decks. I checked a bit more, and "Genki Annihilation" looks close enough to what I need to useful. Thanks for the suggestion.
Corodon Group study 2 2,544 2013-12-05, 6:14 pm
    Thread: Anyone have the Genki sentences as a file?
Post: Anyone have the Genki sentences as a file?

I've decided to make a grammar SRS deck, and would like to add the things I've learned from Genki to it. If someone has already done something similar, this would save me a lot of typing things in fr...
Corodon Group study 2 2,544 2013-12-05, 5:18 pm
    Thread: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!
Post: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!

N5 in Houston. After years of on and off self-study, I figured this year I'd finally take the JLPT to see what I had accomplished. Earlier in the year I had been thinking of trying for the N4, but a...
Corodon JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 156 35,090 2013-12-01, 11:10 pm
    Thread: Advice on how to Retain my Kana Knowledge
Post: Advice on how to Retain my Kana Knowledge

I just added kana Anki cards with the kanji ones while I was doing Heisig. So in addition to having to write "legitimate wife" or "raccoon dog", I might also have to write "hiragana sa". I'm not rev...
Corodon The Japanese language 41 7,026 2013-06-18, 3:18 pm
    Thread: Need a study plan for N4
Post: Need a study plan for N4

Thanks for the suggestions, I appreciate them.
Corodon JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 4 1,996 2013-06-05, 3:22 pm
    Thread: Need a study plan for N4
Post: Need a study plan for N4

Hi everyone. I've decided to attempt the N4 this December, so I have 6 months to prepare. Any advice or tips on how to best go about this would be really helpful. This will be my first time taking ...
Corodon JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 4 1,996 2013-06-04, 2:33 pm
    Thread: pimsleur ads
Post: pimsleur ads

I've done two of the three levels of Pimsleur Japanese. There are much more efficient learning resources for the money, but it's worth doing if you're at the appropriate place in your studies. It's ...
Corodon Off topic 21 4,254 2012-12-17, 7:18 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I have a quick question... ティッシュを取ってください。 Tissue as direct object and "take" for the verb in polite imperative form. What causes it to mean "Please pass a tissue" instead of "Please take a tissue"?
Corodon The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,226 2012-11-15, 5:53 pm
    Thread: Your Tax Dollars At Work
Post: Your Tax Dollars At Work

IceCream Wrote:Yes, overpopulation is one of the most severe problems the world is facing right now, as it has a knock on effect on close to every other critical issue of our times. Remember that if e...
Corodon Off topic 316 42,854 2012-11-01, 12:02 pm
    Thread: Your Tax Dollars At Work
Post: Your Tax Dollars At Work

Aijin, You argue against factory farming from the perspective of the deforestation and environmental damage it causes, and also that it is inhumane to the animals. But, wouldn't giving the animals b...
Corodon Off topic 316 42,854 2012-10-31, 11:03 am
    Thread: Optimal course of study?
Post: Optimal course of study?

The big decision after you finish RtK is whether to build up your vocabulary by studying individual words, or by reading example sentences. Each way has its advantages and drawbacks, which you can re...
Corodon Learning resources 20 3,369 2012-10-30, 4:22 pm
    Thread: Core 6000 coverage of Heisig kanji
Post: Core 6000 coverage of Heisig kanji

I wonder what the history behind the differences is, whether Nukemarine did some editing to make for better cards or the sentences got revised during the smart.fm to iKnow transition or what.
Corodon Learning resources 6 2,035 2012-10-30, 2:41 pm
    Thread: Core 6000 coverage of Heisig kanji
Post: Core 6000 coverage of Heisig kanji

Interesting how Cangy's findings are similar to mine but not quite the same. Different versions of the list have slight variations. Non-Joyo kanji in the sentences: 鞄嬉綺綺鹸鞄賑醤碗喧嘩喧嘩馳叩鯉噂噛嘘嘘噌襖噌綺叱髭剃濡姪噂嬉 雀...
Corodon Learning resources 6 2,035 2012-10-30, 12:23 pm
    Thread: Core 6000 coverage of Heisig kanji
Post: Core 6000 coverage of Heisig kanji

I'm doing the Core 6000 right now and got to wondering about how the kanji that occur in the sentences line up with the ones learned in RtK. I'm posting my findings here since others studying the sam...
Corodon Learning resources 6 2,035 2012-10-29, 4:01 pm
    Thread: NHK News Easy
Post: NHK News Easy

Seamoby Wrote:This question sounded odd to me. You can read the articles now. Can you read Core 6k? What's the difference between learning new words from reading the articles and learning new words...
Corodon General discussion 32 20,368 2012-10-25, 2:19 pm
    Thread: NHK News Easy
Post: NHK News Easy

Excellent resource, thanks for sharing. Sadly, my reading skills are still not up to even the Easy level. Is this something I could reasonably expect to be able to read once I'm done with the Core 6...
Corodon General discussion 32 20,368 2012-10-23, 11:47 am
    Thread: List of primitives that are themselves kanji?
Post: List of primitives that are themselves kanji?

Thanks. That's very informative. My goal in asking was to figure out what obscure bonus kanji I might have picked up along the course of doing Heisig. I already know how to write things like 圥 so m...
Corodon Remembering the Kanji 2 2,022 2012-09-26, 11:54 am
    Thread: List of primitives that are themselves kanji?
Post: List of primitives that are themselves kanji?

Does anyone a list of primitives that are kanji in their own right, but never given a number by Heisig? Things like the long-tailed-monkey 禺, three-legged-crock 鬲, and "rice seedling" mushroom 圥?
Corodon Remembering the Kanji 2 2,022 2012-09-21, 11:20 am
    Thread: Help please?
Post: Help please?

Omoishinji Wrote:Hmm what are radicals exactly? Radicals are building blocks that make up kanji. When you look at kanji, you see certain patterns of sub-kanji that show up over and over again. The s...
Corodon Remembering the Kanji 7 1,309 2011-12-29, 12:14 pm
    Thread: The claim: Person + Internet + Anonymity = Douchebag?
Post: The claim: Person + Internet + Anonymity = Doucheb...

qwertyytrewq Wrote:I'm not particularly a fan of American politics or discussing American politics but in Sarah Palin's case, I think the vitriol against her was well-deserved 100%. Even the Republica...
Corodon Off topic 27 5,647 2011-12-11, 12:39 pm
    Thread: The claim: Person + Internet + Anonymity = Douchebag?
Post: The claim: Person + Internet + Anonymity = Doucheb...

dtcamero Wrote:Internet comments sections are a cesspool for uneducated uncultured people who have vile opinions ... I get the feeling that if you're a redneck in the middle of the country who hates h...
Corodon Off topic 27 5,647 2011-12-10, 2:06 pm
    Thread: Making review lists in Anki
Post: Making review lists in Anki

I'm trying to build up vocab with Anki, and something I've found that helps a lot is to have a list of the words I'm currently trying to commit to memory on me at all times so I can study them through...
Corodon Learning resources 5 1,810 2011-11-19, 12:09 pm
    Thread: Jpod's
Post: Jpod's

While the PDFs are unfortunately encoded in a way that prevents copy and paste, the same info is in the Premium Learning Center (paywalled part of the web site), and cut and paste works fine from ther...
Corodon Learning resources 37 5,977 2009-08-15, 12:19 pm
    Thread: Interesting device: Open Pandora
Post: Interesting device: Open Pandora

Tobberoth Wrote:What I'm wondering is, why would anyone buy this instead of a proper netbook? More or less same price, more or less same capabilities, a lot better supported. This sounds like it would...
Corodon Learning resources 47 6,085 2009-08-14, 6:28 am
    Thread: Studying with music on?
Post: Studying with music on?

If I'm reviewing kanji, I'll often have music on. The Heisig method uses mostly the visual part of the brain, so it doesn't conflict much. If I'm learning vocabulary though, I have to turn it off, p...
Corodon General discussion 26 3,240 2009-08-11, 4:35 pm
    Thread: Extremely cheap anime DVDs?
Post: Extremely cheap anime DVDs?

Let's see, amazingly inexpensive DVDs that ship from somewhere in Southeast Asia, are not carried by any mainstream retailers, are region-free, have both Chinese and English subtitles, mediocre video ...
Corodon General discussion 43 6,941 2009-08-10, 4:21 pm
    Thread: KO2001 in a month.
Post: KO2001 in a month.

I wish I could do KO2001 in a month. Sadly, 5 kanji a day seems to be the magic number for me as that's about the rate at which my brain is able to internalize the readings. For those of you who can...
Corodon General discussion 36 6,785 2009-08-07, 12:02 pm