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    Thread: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE
Post: RE: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE

(2016-04-09, 3:21 pm)satanael Wrote: 凛ちゃんとHなお仕事 What does Hなお仕事 mean? Rin-chan and ????? Thank you in advance for posterity's sake H=エッチ needs more context, like at least a full sentence, but...
Dovetron General discussion 96 30,396 2016-04-12, 7:19 pm
    Thread: Kanji tatoo
Post: RE: Kanji tatoo

(2016-04-04, 3:44 pm)Dovetron Wrote: for the 2 minutes it took me to read this thread, it has been a great look at 肇, which I haven't added to my learned pile from RTK3 yet. thanks! related to the...
Dovetron General discussion 12 928 2016-04-04, 3:49 pm
    Thread: Kanji tatoo
Post: RE: Kanji tatoo

for the 2 minutes it took me to read this thread, it has been a great look at 肇, which I haven't added to my learned pile from RTK3 yet. thanks! related to the OP, I think the only people who will a...
Dovetron General discussion 12 928 2016-04-04, 3:44 pm
    Thread: Some doubts regarding RTK1
Post: RE: Some doubts regarding RTK1

(2016-04-01, 3:45 pm)jmignot Wrote: "Also if you have trouble remembering stuff, maybe you're not applying the method that well? Like focusing on verbal mnemonics when you should focus of seeing the...
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 15 1,290 2016-04-01, 8:28 pm
    Thread: About to finish Genki 1 and feeling a little discouraged...
Post: RE: About to finish Genki 1 and feeling a little d...

(2016-03-14, 4:28 pm)Zgarbas Wrote: Regarding 3) on that list... *blush* I found it really useful to put kanjis by grades in places where I was bound to be bored and looking at the walls (I would g...
Dovetron General discussion 27 2,849 2016-03-14, 4:53 pm
    Thread: Good Place to Start for Consistent Immersion
Post: RE: Good Place to Start for Consistent Immersion

turn your computer/phone to Japanese mode. look up things on wikipedia in Japanese (usually there are pictures to help!) these really build up over time though they aren't big commitments
Dovetron General discussion 27 3,218 2016-03-14, 11:59 am
    Thread: About to finish Genki 1 and feeling a little discouraged...
Post: RE: About to finish Genki 1 and feeling a little d...

You sound like me (took 4 years of Japanese courses (starting with Genki I and II), majored in Biology) then I lived in Japan for 2 years and have been back half a year doing translation. here's advi...
Dovetron General discussion 27 2,849 2016-03-14, 11:55 am
    Thread: Making RTK3 frames matter with REAL names.
Post: RE: Making RTK3 frames matter with REAL names.

(2015-12-22, 3:41 am)anotherjohn Wrote: You may have picked some poor examples there. 悟る, 覚悟 and 灘 are common words. 覚悟しろ is by law required to be used 8 times in every episode of anime ever made. ...
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 5 1,035 2015-12-22, 12:31 pm
    Thread: Making RTK3 frames matter with REAL names.
Post: Making RTK3 frames matter with REAL names.

Hey all, In my escapades through RTK3 territory I have found myself relatively uninterested in kanji that are only used in names compared to ones used for verbs etc. Why should I care? The answer is:...
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 5 1,035 2015-12-21, 11:28 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Nice, Jawful! let's do our best! I feel like for me, reading is the major thing i need to practice. how do you study vocab? I find that I learn more vocab by reading than I do by rote. thoughts?
Dovetron JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,777 2015-09-08, 9:03 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

I didn't pass the N1, though I am not far from my goal! I'll take in in December and get those last few points (but I'm shooting for 40 out of 60 at least in every category. Listening is free marks, s...
Dovetron JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,777 2015-08-28, 1:37 am
    Thread: Tips on making memorable images, from a book on mnemonics
Post: Tips on making memorable images, from a book on mn...

very good tips. This should be required reading for anyone on this site! I haven't been using numbers; I will give it a go!! thank you.
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 5 1,353 2015-08-13, 10:48 am
    Thread: Has anyone actually used the RTK2 method of learning kun readings?
Post: Has anyone actually used the RTK2 method of learni...

if you read a manga with furigana that uses a ton of kanji you will be able to pick it up reasonably quick. kun yomi isn'T so bad, but SRS/straight up memorization helps in tandem with reading. I sugg...
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 2 1,595 2015-07-28, 9:02 pm
    Thread: RTK (3) for Mortals
Post: RTK (3) for Mortals

蕗 is delicious :3 it is kind of like rhubarb. I've only ever seen it at the local supermarket, already cooked. kind of like this: http://cookpad.com/recipe/1684754. that's the only time I've read this...
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 15 5,735 2015-07-28, 8:42 pm
    Thread: unofficial primitives
Post: unofficial primitives

深探亮売 all have crown + human legs, which lots of people make mean "mini skirt". I do too, as it works well for these stories. other things that are helpful are slightly different mnemonics for the old...
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 10 1,645 2015-07-28, 7:41 pm
    Thread: JLPT N1 learning group- share N1 materials
Post: JLPT N1 learning group- share N1 materials

Kanji+okurigana > Kun yomi practice deck https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByYp-r...G4tX3lkeDg This is a relatively easy deck that I made (a modified version of an existing deck) that helps not on...
Dovetron The Japanese language 5 1,558 2015-07-16, 9:48 pm
    Thread: Should you delete these Kanji
Post: Should you delete these Kanji

john555 Wrote:I would ask, if these kanji are so useless, why are they on the list of jouyou kanji? I would say that learning kiln 窯 is useless UNTIL you reach a sufficient level of japanese. if you c...
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 28 5,368 2015-07-13, 10:28 pm
    Thread: Should you delete these Kanji
Post: Should you delete these Kanji

those kanji are important. I don't think you need to learn the kanji in heisig order though... if you are below 1500 kanji I think you should put them on the back burner Here's a tidbit I sent regar...
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 28 5,368 2015-07-13, 7:20 pm
    Thread: Almost beginning with learning
Post: Almost beginning with learning

I don't want to be a nay-sayer, and it's definitely possible to do the jouyou kanji in 4 weeks, for 10 hours a day (280 hours: sounds reasonable). however, with remembering the kanji the goal is to r...
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 63 9,406 2015-07-07, 7:21 pm
    Thread: Why did you choose that Kanji for your avatar?
Post: Why did you choose that Kanji for your avatar?

I just changed mine to the kanji that I missed the most in reviews, and thought I'd ask about why you all have those squiggles next to your name. some of them I've never even seen before and aren't in...
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 21 5,371 2015-07-06, 6:58 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

congrats all. jeez, you all powered through at breakneck speeds. If you can, would you check in for all of those who are considering going at a 3month or less pace, and how your retention was after a ...
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,633 2015-07-06, 6:54 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

welp, that's over! N1 was not hard, but very long. I had trouble focussing because the room i wrote it in was at least 35 degrees, but I feel okay about it, and I have no johns. If I failed, then I wi...
Dovetron JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,777 2015-07-06, 6:47 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

cheers, dtcamero, that's something I'll have to try. my times on the reading section are over the suggested time it takes, but my biggest problem is that I take like 15 extra minutes looking over the ...
Dovetron JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,777 2015-06-09, 6:26 pm
    Thread: Report button
Post: Report button

i dont see any of your stories. its a shame if you took em down because of this. keep on working hard!
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 5 1,315 2015-05-28, 8:49 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Hey everyone. I was looking for an anki deck specifically for honing my Kun yomi knowledge--one that has kanji with okurigana on the front and the kun yomi on the back--but i couldn't find one. So, I ...
Dovetron JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,777 2015-05-25, 8:22 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Six weeks till game-day. this thread has helped me with my studying a lot. all the resources you guys have posted have contributed to my (perceived) improvement. If you have anything else that is wo...
Dovetron JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,777 2015-05-24, 6:36 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

mindKILLER, z1bbo, thanks for the idea. Today's editorial about broadening the power grid was pretty interesting, but I would have liked to read more about the details of the actual initiatives rather...
Dovetron JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,777 2015-04-01, 9:53 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUAvUyEcpbo] this channel is a series of JLPT prep lessons for grammar and kanji and stuff done by attractive women in pretty casual easy to understand Japanes...
Dovetron JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,777 2015-03-31, 10:02 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

OP, that book with the disambiguations of basic words sounds really interesting. can you tell us what it's called? as for me, I'm recently finished RTK, which helps a lot with vocabulary. I'm current...
Dovetron JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,777 2015-03-30, 6:51 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Finished! This was my 3rd attempt at RTK. first one: summer of 2011, school got in the way. second one: during the 2012-2013 school year.... not a japanese major, pushed waaaaaaaaaaaay to the sid...
Dovetron Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,633 2015-03-27, 12:52 am