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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
