Search Results

Post Author Forum Replies Views Posted [asc]
    Thread: So how do you get about RTK2?
Post: So how do you get about RTK2?

Yes I have that too. Very good. And its PROPER examples.
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 58 19,115 2006-12-02, 12:28 pm
    Thread: RTK 2 methodologies
Post: RTK 2 methodologies

Ok this post is a general comment to topics covered in this thread. As for chaining. I now work after a new order. I have made several word docs with all the onyomis in them, split up between a-ko, ...
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 74 63,891 2006-12-02, 12:25 pm
    Thread: writing kanji in your mind instead on paper
Post: writing kanji in your mind instead on paper

I do memory recalls now, writing them in the head. It takes too long time to do it on paper now.
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 13 6,701 2006-08-17, 5:58 am
    Thread: More stories for RTKIII?
Post: More stories for RTKIII?

I am like you astrid, learning japanese for a hobby. Right now it is on hiatus due to me finishing a dissertation. But Ill agree with serge. If you want the hobby long term, get those jouyou kanji dri...
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 12 4,468 2006-08-09, 2:28 am
    Thread: Yet another alternative to RTK2
Post: Yet another alternative to RTK2

that method is undoubtably working, because I use that too. That is, I mix both kanjichains and your way of doing it. I simply try to remember the pronounciation of the kanjis I run across in my RTK1 ...
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 10 5,094 2006-07-27, 2:20 pm
    Thread: Writing kanji during reviews
Post: Writing kanji during reviews

Genkou youshi paper its called、原稿用紙. I found some print-it-your-self templates for word and adobe acrobat on the internet after googling for it. Worth a shot if you have a laser.
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 3 2,432 2006-07-27, 8:24 am
    Thread: The Chain Method of Studying Japanese Characters
Post: The Chain Method of Studying Japanese Characters

I go like that yes. REad my blog.
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 42 22,517 2006-07-21, 2:47 am
    Thread: Sunglasses primitives
Post: Sunglasses primitives

I called forth The King for this primitive. Imagine sequine clad Elvis in his white suit with black hair, slightly chubby, and sunglasses on, with one lens popped out if you want to. But generally, ju...
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 7 4,694 2006-07-15, 3:03 pm
    Thread: Reviewing Compounds
Post: Reviewing Compounds

Methods vary, sure, but Ill stick to my opinion that review should be mostly from jap to eng. And no amount of flashcards can substitute the real language learned from speaking and reading. Which is w...
Immacolata General discussion 14 4,230 2006-07-12, 4:43 pm
    Thread: Is the keyword of frame 830 (漫, loose) correct?
Post: Is the keyword of frame 830 (漫, loose) correct?

As someone once put it. RTK1 keywords is like a zip file you put into your mind. Once there, you start extracting the contents of each kanji and it unfolds and gains more weight and varied meanings.
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 30 12,317 2006-07-12, 8:43 am
    Thread: Reviewing Compounds
Post: Reviewing Compounds

Yes, you do need to wipe english from your review schedule. It is not matter of opinion, really. Many words are translated as approximations, other words are translated as several words. If you stick ...
Immacolata General discussion 14 4,230 2006-07-12, 8:37 am
    Thread: Reviewing Compounds
Post: Reviewing Compounds

I think rote memorization is highly underrated. The reason to avoid it for learning kanji is that you have 2000 items with too many things to remember. Flash card reviews are necessary unless you are ...
Immacolata General discussion 14 4,230 2006-07-12, 2:27 am
    Thread: The Chain Method of Studying Japanese Characters
Post: The Chain Method of Studying Japanese Characters

Another way would be chains through elements. I chained rice and altar, because so many came after another. But then a long time passes, and whoops, a little rice or altar element appears, then is gon...
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 42 22,517 2006-07-11, 3:23 pm
    Thread: Reviewing Compounds
Post: Reviewing Compounds

Mnemosyne is a freeware/open sauce spin-off from SuperMemo, commercial software. Its probably using the best review algorithm you can get, but as I paid for SM2004 and am far down the path, Ill not go...
Immacolata General discussion 14 4,230 2006-07-11, 8:34 am
    Thread: So how do you get about RTK2?
Post: So how do you get about RTK2?

Aye that is what I try. I am still at "canned texts" state so I read various beginner and intermediate texts from that e-learning site I have linked to sometime, somewhere. And yes, kanjis that you ru...
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 58 19,115 2006-07-11, 3:17 am
    Thread: The Chain Method of Studying Japanese Characters
Post: The Chain Method of Studying Japanese Characters

Now that I have made my way through RTK1 and am doing RTK2 in what I see is a series of chains, rather than a town, I must say that I believe the work with RTK1 is perhaps more valuable for chaining ...
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 42 22,517 2006-07-11, 3:12 am
    Thread: Anybody doing calligraphy ? 書道 ?
Post: Anybody doing calligraphy ? 書道 ?

Serge Wrote:I was once told that trying to spell a gaijin name in anything but katakana is a sure way to attract the righteous anger of the Japanese right-wing fundamentalists... :) Heh, well reaction...
Immacolata The Japanese language 28 14,003 2006-07-06, 2:47 pm
    Thread: Anybody doing calligraphy ? 書道 ?
Post: Anybody doing calligraphy ? 書道 ?

I had the english version of my firstname written in kanji 総連, ソーレン. I think my last name can be kanjinized if you look at how they write sweden in kanji 瑞典 すうぇーでん 瑞円度仙 But Im not sure this one will ...
Immacolata The Japanese language 28 14,003 2006-07-06, 8:17 am
    Thread: So how do you get about RTK2?
Post: So how do you get about RTK2?

Wakela Wrote:Kanjitown question 1: I'm not arguing against the success of this method; I haven't started it yet, myself. But I thought of something that concerned me. By strolling through kanjitown ...
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 58 19,115 2006-07-06, 1:31 am
    Thread: So how do you get about RTK2?
Post: So how do you get about RTK2?

Its not hard, its as you say, easier than RTK1.
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 58 19,115 2006-07-05, 3:31 pm
    Thread: What's the best time to start Heisig?
Post: What's the best time to start Heisig?

Yes Jamboh, it cuts out work. Darg, I believe it is actually smart working this. Do it early. Perhaps not in complete isolation to japanese, but early. It is kind of frontloading your efforts. I don't...
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 46 14,710 2006-07-04, 4:19 am
    Thread: What's the best time to start Heisig?
Post: What's the best time to start Heisig?

I think this is a good case of one fitting ones conclusions to the situation one is in. I began the same time as my formal japanese course. I say that is working well too, because the sheer morale boo...
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 46 14,710 2006-07-03, 4:40 pm
    Thread: Is the keyword of frame 830 (漫, loose) correct?
Post: Is the keyword of frame 830 (漫, loose) correct?

Loose is vague? haha, good one indeed :)
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 30 12,317 2006-07-03, 7:39 am
    Thread: The significance of white in Chinese culture?
Post: The significance of white in Chinese culture?

Sounds like you got it right, doesn't have to be any deeper than that. Pure white has always been something special in all societies, perhaps on the account of keeping anything pure white is a bit of ...
Immacolata The Japanese language 12 2,571 2006-07-01, 4:59 am
    Thread: Responses when talking about the Heisig system??
Post: Responses when talking about the Heisig system??

I think we are on the same page, actually. I just misunderstood your advice to be something like: Don't touch heisig untill you know grammar.
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 25 11,741 2006-07-01, 4:56 am
    Thread: The kanji meanings and "dictionary" meanings
Post: The kanji meanings and "dictionary" meanings

Before they katakanized everything, japanese used kanji to write foreign words with their sounds. So Italy is いたりい 伊太利, Africa is あふりか 阿弗利加 etc. For short, you just associate the first kanji with the ...
Immacolata General discussion 7 5,337 2006-06-30, 3:41 pm
    Thread: Responses when talking about the Heisig system??
Post: Responses when talking about the Heisig system??

Darg, I assume you didn't have to do RKT2? Because if you want to learn the onyomis on top of RTK1, I'd say you better not wait too long. Not knowing any japanese and doing Heisig might be a bit silly...
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 25 11,741 2006-06-30, 3:26 am
    Thread: textbooks
Post: textbooks

wrightak Wrote:I thought that it wasn't as good as the first book. In fact, that has been my experience with Japanese tuition and text books for a while, the quality can be very high at beginner level...
Immacolata Learning resources 119 45,127 2006-06-29, 7:19 am
    Thread: So how do you get about RTK2?
Post: So how do you get about RTK2?

wrightak Wrote:I read about it a while ago but I believe that the Tanaka corpus was created by students who brought along sentences that they'd picked up from all over the place. Therefore, if you use...
Immacolata Remembering the Kanji 58 19,115 2006-06-29, 3:42 am
    Thread: textbooks
Post: textbooks

The approach is fresh and "japanese". The system I used was the rather old Nihongo Shoho and our grammar compendium, written by a local lector, was really overdoing the latin grammatical terms part. L...
Immacolata Learning resources 119 45,127 2006-06-28, 2:49 pm