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    Thread: Kanji Etymology Charts
Post: Kanji Etymology Charts
That's a great find. Thank you! 		WolfErrant The Japanese language 4 4,762 2009-02-14, 4:19 pm
    Thread: AJATT kanji question
Post: AJATT kanji question
As samesong explained above: 学（がく）＋　校（こう）＝　学校（がっこう） You can think of the reading of 学 as being がっ but that only happens in combination with the following reading. Another example: 出（しゅつ）＋　発（はつ）＝　出発... 		WolfErrant General discussion 21 3,296 2008-10-23, 12:52 pm
    Thread: Shape of "anti" primitive in "provisional" 仮?
Post: Shape of "anti" primitive in "provisional" 仮?
Katsuo Wrote:Number 1183 "equip" 備 is also drawn that way in the kyokasho fonts I've used. Yes, I remember noticing that once. We must all be using the same font... Thora Wrote:I see. So 仮 gets lumpe... 		WolfErrant The Japanese language 4 1,570 2008-10-04, 5:03 pm
    Thread: Shape of "anti" primitive in "provisional" 仮?
Post: Shape of "anti" primitive in "provisional" 仮?
I've noticed the very same thing. It may be related to the fact that 仮 is not really part of the 反 family of characters but is actually a simplified form of 假. That also explains its ON reading of カ (... 		WolfErrant The Japanese language 4 1,570 2008-10-03, 3:25 pm
    Thread: Water vs Rice component
Post: Water vs Rice component
I believe the "grains of rice" element is etymologically a variant of the water radical. For instance, the traditional variant of 様 is 樣 where the bottom element is clearly 永 (eternity). Heisig often ... 		WolfErrant Remembering the Kanji 5 2,501 2008-06-23, 1:38 am
    Thread: RTK II - Puzzled on what to do
Post: RTK II - Puzzled on what to do
woelpad Wrote:美 as ミ is actually extremely common in first names, especially for girls. At least 3 girls in my family all have that character (A beautiful mind, eh?). Or what about 美鶴 (みつる), a boy's f... 		WolfErrant Remembering the Kanji 9 3,800 2008-04-16, 12:46 pm
    Thread: RTK II - Puzzled on what to do
Post: RTK II - Puzzled on what to do
RTK2 is basically pure memorization. RTK2 provides very little to help you along the way, unlike RTK1. What it does provide is: 1. one compound for each reading It's better to learn a word (and its m... 		WolfErrant Remembering the Kanji 9 3,800 2008-04-16, 3:37 am
    Thread: 房 = TASSEL: background information
Post: 房 = TASSEL: background information
Transtic Wrote:I confirmed it with the 大辞林 (だいじりん) from the Yahoo Dictionaries. I suppose that each of the four sides of a sumo ring must correspond to a different cardinal point and the related god.... 		WolfErrant Remembering the Kanji 19 18,314 2008-04-04, 11:17 pm
    Thread: 房 = TASSEL: background information
Post: 房 = TASSEL: background information
Cool info, thanks for posting. I had no idea what the tassel connection was. The only word I've actually learned with this was 暖房 (heating) and the 'chamber' meaning makes more sense. This kind of bac... 		WolfErrant Remembering the Kanji 19 18,314 2008-04-04, 1:05 am
    Thread: pimsleur
Post: pimsleur
That definitely sounds like もしよければ so you heard right. よければ is just the conditional* of いい／よい／良い but I think it is rarely spelled with kanji. So it means "if it is good". もし just adds another "if" for... 		WolfErrant Learning resources 55 14,817 2008-03-26, 1:16 am
    Thread: So, do you all remember your dreams?
Post: So, do you all remember your dreams?
I don't (usually) recall my dreams and forming mental images or just using my imagination is not my forte, but this website makes a huge difference. For the vast majority of the stories, I just found ... 		WolfErrant Remembering the Kanji 24 6,105 2008-02-05, 2:38 am
    Thread: RtK 3 kanji & keyword list
Post: RtK 3 kanji & keyword list
Check here. The file Heisig_Books_1&3.zip should do the trick... 		WolfErrant Remembering the Kanji 2 1,961 2007-11-11, 1:20 am
    Thread: Vista + New Kanji forms
Post: Vista + New Kanji forms
As I understand it, the JIS X 0213 kanji standard was revised in 2004 with the effect that the recommended forms of several characters changed from simplified primitives back to the traditional forms.... 		WolfErrant General discussion 5 1,666 2007-11-04, 2:40 am
    Thread: typing (ji) and (zu)
Post: typing (ji) and (zu)
Use di and du respectively. I remember it by thinking that chi & tsu are technically ti & tu on the kana chart. 		WolfErrant General discussion 4 1,355 2007-10-27, 11:15 pm
    Thread: Using the Japanese IME
Post: Using the Japanese IME
JimmySeal Wrote:Not sure what you mean by straightforward. thi = てぃ doesn't seem straightforward or obvious to me, and having a consistent key for small characters seems, conversely, very straightfor... 		WolfErrant The Japanese language 81 60,524 2007-09-14, 10:27 am
    Thread: Using the Japanese IME
Post: Using the Japanese IME
For ティ, as in the aforementioned パーティ, "thi" works (with the Windows IME anyway). It seems the most straightforward, if not obvious. I used to use the "teli" combo, but it always seemed awkward. 		WolfErrant The Japanese language 81 60,524 2007-09-14, 12:44 am