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    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

After getting the book in 2001 I finally finished! Before this site it was pretty hard after Heisig stopped giving stories and I could not have done it without this site so thanks to Fabrice and all t...
samuize Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,707 2008-08-17, 10:17 pm
    Thread: List of easily confused keywords
Post: List of easily confused keywords

nac_est Wrote:That's totally true, but the problem arises when you review on this site or on another SRS. It's usually keyword→kanji, so it's fundamental to make a clear distinction between keywords. ...
samuize Remembering the Kanji 21 6,969 2008-02-18, 3:52 am
    Thread: List of easily confused keywords
Post: List of easily confused keywords

Great lists but I wonder how much it really helps to concentrate on the exact Heisig keyword in the case that it is causing confusion - dont forget that the real goal is to learn the JAPANESE word! Pe...
samuize Remembering the Kanji 21 6,969 2008-02-18, 2:07 am
    Thread: Disambiguating "before" and "in front"
Post: Disambiguating "before" and "in front"

I think this illustrates the problem with only relying on the english keywords. Presumably you already know the words まえ and さき so why not just review from the hiragana when the english keywords are p...
samuize Remembering the Kanji 12 3,794 2007-12-07, 11:15 pm
    Thread: How the Japanese *really* learn kanji
Post: How the Japanese *really* learn kanji

The books you mentioned sound really interesting - could you tell me the titles?
samuize General discussion 105 22,960 2007-08-28, 7:39 am
    Thread: Eliminating the need for English keywords - help needed
Post: Eliminating the need for English keywords - help n...

Just found a good resource which shows example compounds for each kanji http://kanji.ifdef.jp/joyo/a.html
samuize Remembering the Kanji 42 12,710 2007-08-24, 7:45 pm
    Thread: Eliminating the need for English keywords - help needed
Post: Eliminating the need for English keywords - help n...

In connection with this topic, does anyone have a list of the Heisig English keywords and the corresponding Japanese readings for each kanji?
samuize Remembering the Kanji 42 12,710 2007-08-23, 8:09 pm
    Thread: night break and day break
Post: night break and day break

?sunrise is 日の出 (hinode) sun exit. sunset is 日の入り (hinoiri) sun entrance.? Funny! I spoke to my Japanese wife and actually 出口 could be thought of as "place to come out" and 入口 as "place to go in" in...
samuize Remembering the Kanji 10 10,203 2007-08-21, 8:03 am
    Thread: Removing very easy cards
Post: Removing very easy cards

Someone has probably asked this before but would it be possible to add a function so that you didnt have to keep reviewing very basic kanji like 一、日、白、etc. I have a lot of cards in stack 4 that need p...
samuize Remembering the Kanji 3 1,134 2007-08-11, 1:18 am
    Thread: Common kanji not included in RTK1
Post: Common kanji not included in RTK1

Thanks for the very useful info everyone!
samuize Remembering the Kanji 12 17,824 2007-04-08, 7:34 pm
    Thread: Common kanji not included in RTK1
Post: Common kanji not included in RTK1

OK fair point, a list of kanji that the "average" person would know is a bit impossible, but does anyone have examples of non-joyo kanji that are definitely common eg 丼、貼る etc? I am (of course) a hug...
samuize Remembering the Kanji 12 17,824 2007-04-08, 12:48 am
    Thread: Common kanji not included in RTK1
Post: Common kanji not included in RTK1

Does anyone have/know of a list of the everyday kanji that the average Japanese person would know which are not included in RTK1 (ie not joyo kanji)? I havent got RTK3 but I assume it contains many ka...
samuize Remembering the Kanji 12 17,824 2007-04-08, 12:07 am
    Thread: 日本人 Reactions to RTK?
Post: 日本人 Reactions to RTK?

Ive also had good responses. My Japanese wife has even started using some of the stories for kanji that she finds hard to remember. If you make up a story for 薔薇 (ばら) most Japanese will be pretty impr...
samuize Remembering the Kanji 11 2,837 2007-03-22, 7:11 pm
    Thread: A stupid question probably
Post: A stupid question probably

Hi, this is probably really obvious but what does the number in brackets after the user name mean on the home page?? Everytime I log in my number seems to be different but I cant find an explanation a...
samuize Remembering the Kanji 2 1,082 2007-03-20, 6:07 pm
    Thread: Your favourite story by...yourself!
Post: Your favourite story by...yourself!

I have 2 favourites: ambition 望- after the death of my flesh my ambition is to be a king in my next life and mirror 鏡- a kogyaru (Japanese teen girl) holding a small metal metal mirror. On the righ...
samuize Remembering the Kanji 16 4,911 2007-03-12, 8:17 am
    Thread: RTK get together?
Post: RTK get together?

Hi ファブリス I live in Tokyo (just near Shinjuku) and would be very glad to meet you if you come to Tokyo. Just had a baby so Im afraid it would be a bit difficult to put you up. Would be great to meet a...
samuize Off topic 232 102,373 2007-03-05, 12:43 am
    Thread: RTK for Japanese students?
Post: RTK for Japanese students?

Actually Ive had a look in a few bookshops here in Tokyo and there are several books for kids which show images of why the kanji looks like it does, deriving from a picture and combining the primitive...
samuize Remembering the Kanji 18 2,863 2007-02-26, 5:51 am
    Thread: RTK for Japanese students?
Post: RTK for Japanese students?

I was just wondering since my Japanese wife is so amazed at my kanji progress, whether the Heisig method could be used by Japanese kids when they learn kanji. They could learn the direct kun yomi (ass...
samuize Remembering the Kanji 18 2,863 2007-02-21, 11:50 pm