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Thread: About to blitz through RTK, tips for reviewing? Post: About to blitz through RTK, tips for reviewing? I think chamcham's advice about associating the RTK keyword with the first thing that pops into your mind is crucial to success in remembering the stories. I read a few books by Tony Buzan that descri... |
TokyoXtreme | Remembering the Kanji | 102 | 21,411 | 2013-02-07, 12:10 am | ||
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Thread: Problem with 圥 rice seedling Post: Problem with 圥 rice seedling I just use "mushroom" instead for that one, considering all the connotations with Super Mario Bros. that it offers. I don't use "rice grains" either, since rice grains are what I think about anytime I... |
TokyoXtreme | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 2,148 | 2010-09-27, 9:14 am | ||
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Thread: What to do for those ones you just can't remember? Post: What to do for those ones you just can't remember? If two words with similar meanings are confusing you, consider the nuance of both words and try to incorporate that into your story. When I think of "intestines", I think of the tubes carrying digeste... |
TokyoXtreme | Remembering the Kanji | 19 | 3,779 | 2010-08-20, 9:33 pm | ||
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Thread: How to use SRS with RtK? Post: How to use SRS with RtK? I downloaded the shared deck that has 3007 kanji in it, and I set it up so that there are no daily new cards. I add in my personal stories for each card, and visualize it in my mind a couple of times,... |
TokyoXtreme | Learning resources | 10 | 8,398 | 2010-08-20, 9:27 pm | ||
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Thread: What to do for those ones you just can't remember? Post: What to do for those ones you just can't remember? I think the biggest advantage of keeping English keywords is that you can write stories for kanji that are based upon your personal connection with the English word. For example, if you play a word as... |
TokyoXtreme | Remembering the Kanji | 19 | 3,779 | 2010-08-19, 10:09 am | ||
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Thread: What are effective stories? Post: What are effective stories? One more thing I'd like to add: it seems there are about three phases of kanji recall. The first one is where you are recalling and re-visualizing your story, when you are presented with the keyword. ... |
TokyoXtreme | Remembering the Kanji | 33 | 6,537 | 2010-08-11, 3:18 am | ||
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Thread: What are effective stories? Post: What are effective stories? Here is a list of some of my stories on this site that use my techniques of having strong "triggers". I posted them very recently, so they will likely appear as the first stories on each page. I'd say... |
TokyoXtreme | Remembering the Kanji | 33 | 6,537 | 2010-08-11, 2:49 am | ||
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Thread: What are effective stories? Post: What are effective stories? I'd say that the single most important thing in boosting my retention rates (currently between 90-95% according to my Anki statistics) is connecting the story with the keyword in such a way that the k... |
TokyoXtreme | Remembering the Kanji | 33 | 6,537 | 2010-08-11, 2:39 am | ||
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Thread: Which version of the book to order? Post: Which version of the book to order? It seems that the fifth edition falls apart pretty easily, although this is possibly an issue with every edition. It seems that the glue gave out after a few months, but it actually became kind of a b... |
TokyoXtreme | Remembering the Kanji | 4 | 1,081 | 2010-08-10, 11:11 am | ||
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Thread: Half way! Post: Half way! Sometimes I rewrite my stories if it constantly takes too long to recall the story from the keyword. Recently, with every new keyword, I jot down the first few things that it makes me think of... like... |
TokyoXtreme | Remembering the Kanji | 616 | 180,503 | 2010-08-07, 5:16 am | ||
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Thread: Request: Good Primitive name for "Ten Fields" Post: Request: Good Primitive name for "Ten Fields" I have to say that I have used "ten fields" so far for that primitive. "Favor" for me reminded me of Zelda games, where the player is always doing meandering side quests for a little bit of reward. My... |
TokyoXtreme | Remembering the Kanji | 15 | 6,461 | 2010-08-07, 5:03 am | ||