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Thread: How many readings do you need to know? Post: How many readings do you need to know? Thora Wrote:If I'm not mistaken, I think Kanji Jiten colour codes by level (elementary/middle/high) the character itself is introduced and level at which other readings are later added. It also gives ... |
jajaaan | The Japanese language | 143 | 38,334 | 2010-02-13, 8:22 pm | ||
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Thread: How many readings do you need to know? Post: How many readings do you need to know? Look, the point of the OP is basically this: I'm assuming that there is a certain set of kanji readings common to the most basic reading material: newspapers, cooking directions, maps, advertisements,... |
jajaaan | The Japanese language | 143 | 38,334 | 2010-02-13, 4:00 pm | ||
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Thread: How many readings do you need to know? Post: How many readings do you need to know? Womacks23 Wrote:jeez guys I already answered this on the third post And I thank you for it. |
jajaaan | The Japanese language | 143 | 38,334 | 2010-02-13, 4:50 am | ||
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Thread: How many readings do you need to know? Post: How many readings do you need to know? Ben Bullock Wrote:That's OK, but there is no number which anyone can give you unless you state what kind of reading level you're aiming for jajaaan Wrote:Let's assume that a person is interested in re... |
jajaaan | The Japanese language | 143 | 38,334 | 2010-02-13, 4:40 am | ||
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Thread: How many readings do you need to know? Post: How many readings do you need to know? Ben Bullock Wrote:hereticalrants Wrote:Does anyone actually sit down and think, "よし！ Imma learn 4000 readings for the kanji I know!"? Presumably the same people who think that learning 2000 kanji and ... |
jajaaan | The Japanese language | 143 | 38,334 | 2010-02-13, 4:23 am | ||
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Thread: How many readings do you need to know? Post: How many readings do you need to know? I just can't set goals on the short-term like that. I lose momentum or go too fast and burn myself out. This is why I started this thread. |
jajaaan | The Japanese language | 143 | 38,334 | 2010-02-13, 3:36 am | ||
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Thread: How many readings do you need to know? Post: How many readings do you need to know? hereticalrants Wrote:Does anyone actually sit down and think, "よし！ Imma learn 4000 readings for the kanji I know!"? Personally, that was the only way I could get through RTK 1. I set out a clear end ... |
jajaaan | The Japanese language | 143 | 38,334 | 2010-02-13, 3:14 am | ||
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Thread: How many readings do you need to know? Post: How many readings do you need to know? I've been looking around and can't seem to find an answer. With the kanji themselves, the answer seems easy. About 2000, plus more. At least as far as goal-setting is concerned. With the readings-... |
jajaaan | The Japanese language | 143 | 38,334 | 2010-02-12, 11:51 pm | ||
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Thread: Blind leading the blind? Post: Blind leading the blind? Anyone who takes any advice posted on an internet forum at face value is an idiot. The internet is full of idiots. It's called the background noise of a forum. You want to talk about study methods,... |
jajaaan | General discussion | 92 | 16,249 | 2010-02-06, 1:38 pm | ||
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Thread: "soil" vs "gentleman" Post: "soil" vs "gentleman" JimmySeal Wrote:gfb345 Wrote:Why are you telling me this? It's irrelevant to my question. I asked: "Does anyone know of a pair of distinct characters (other than the pair 土/士) whose two elements are... |
jajaaan | Remembering the Kanji | 15 | 7,947 | 2010-02-04, 12:40 pm | ||
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Thread: At 500, but.. Post: At 500, but.. nicksan Wrote:I highly recommend graph paper. I use a pad meant for Japanese kids. It's Doraemon themed and is just a notepad full of squares. It cost about £1 and works much better than standard grap... |
jajaaan | Remembering the Kanji | 46 | 9,200 | 2010-02-01, 5:00 pm | ||
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Thread: "soil" vs "gentleman" Post: "soil" vs "gentleman" gfb345 Wrote:jajaaan Wrote:If you are using your imaginative memory to create mnemonics for the kanji, you will have zero (read that: Z - E - R - O) problems keeping the two distinct from each other. ... |
jajaaan | Remembering the Kanji | 15 | 7,947 | 2010-01-31, 10:59 pm | ||
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Thread: "soil" vs "gentleman" Post: "soil" vs "gentleman" If you are using your imaginative memory to create mnemonics for the kanji, you will have zero (read that: Z - E - R - O) problems keeping the two distinct from each other. I fail to see why anyone w... |
jajaaan | Remembering the Kanji | 15 | 7,947 | 2010-01-31, 5:42 pm | ||
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Thread: "soil" vs "gentleman" Post: "soil" vs "gentleman" I know a few Chinese people who mix them up all the time. But yes, it is useful to distinguish them. That's what we have RTK for. |
jajaaan | Remembering the Kanji | 15 | 7,947 | 2010-01-31, 1:40 pm | ||
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Thread: SRSing vs. textbooks Post: SRSing vs. textbooks vosmiura Wrote:I personally prefer the mining approach because I've tried both ways and I feel like mining + SRS was faster, and lasted. My problem with just studying textbooks and doing their exerci... |
jajaaan | Learning resources | 25 | 4,415 | 2010-01-31, 1:35 am | ||
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Thread: SRSing vs. textbooks Post: SRSing vs. textbooks You need both. What will a "mined" sentence tell you? Well, if you can memorize it, you can possibly repeat that same grammatical structure if you ever have the chance to say that exact sentence in ... |
jajaaan | Learning resources | 25 | 4,415 | 2010-01-30, 10:36 pm | ||
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Thread: How to find all kanji/hanzi with a given component? Post: How to find all kanji/hanzi with a given component... gfb345, If you're just writing mnemonics, you're overthinking the process. Give your brain a little credit and just use the first mnemonic that comes to mind: it will be much easier to remember and m... |
jajaaan | General discussion | 17 | 4,096 | 2010-01-30, 11:44 am | ||
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Thread: Grammar rules for voiced marks Post: Grammar rules for voiced marks Any kanji not in initial position may become voiced. I'm not a specialist in Japanese linguistics, but in many languages, there is a phonological phenomenon whereby an unvoiced sound can assimilate t... |
jajaaan | The Japanese language | 8 | 2,593 | 2010-01-29, 8:31 pm | ||
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Thread: Why 矢=dart Post: Why 矢=dart It means there's another radical in RTK with the keyword "arrow." Check the index if you forgot. |
jajaaan | Remembering the Kanji | 5 | 1,344 | 2010-01-28, 10:48 pm | ||
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Thread: Apple Tablet Day! Post: Apple Tablet Day! How will it excel at surfing the web with no Flash support, no real keyboard and no ability to download files of any kind? Just curious as to why you'd say that in spite of the huge caveats. IMO, it'... |
jajaaan | Off topic | 37 | 6,279 | 2010-01-28, 4:33 pm | ||
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Thread: Apple Tablet Day! Post: Apple Tablet Day! - no multi-tasking - no drag and drop synch (have to use iTunes) - no USB drive - no flash support - no SD card slot - no cam - no GPS This is just like the iPhone, only too big to fit in your pocket... |
jajaaan | Off topic | 37 | 6,279 | 2010-01-28, 1:09 pm | ||
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Thread: What would be the proper way to ask this? Post: What would be the proper way to ask this? pm215 Wrote:That's like saying "program name?". If the people you're talking to are sufficiently motivated to try to communicate (eg they are your friends or are trying to sell you something :-)) that... |
jajaaan | The Japanese language | 12 | 2,862 | 2010-01-27, 3:01 pm | ||
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Thread: Do not do this Post: Do not do this I didn't mean don't write stories like that. I just meant it as a warning for noobs to be cautious before choosing stories that sound good at first but--they may not realize yet--will all blend toget... |
jajaaan | Remembering the Kanji | 13 | 3,088 | 2010-01-27, 1:11 pm | ||
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Thread: Do not do this Post: Do not do this mezbup Wrote:are you referring to stories with the 言偏 radical? No. The ones that gave me the most trouble were kanji like 獣 and 嗣, where the 口 radical doesn't seem lend itself to an easy mnemonic. I... |
jajaaan | Remembering the Kanji | 13 | 3,088 | 2010-01-26, 11:09 pm | ||
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Thread: Do not do this Post: Do not do this "With his (one) mouth, [radical] said [some comment about the other radicals]." I've got half a dozen flashcards that I had to change the stories because using some version of the above formula made ... |
jajaaan | Remembering the Kanji | 13 | 3,088 | 2010-01-26, 10:36 pm | ||
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Thread: Lesson 18 *headdesk* Post: Lesson 18 *headdesk* Koos83 Wrote:I also just memorised 'mend', 'zoo' and 'correct'. They come back a few more times later on, especially 'zoo', so you're not likely to forget them. :) Pretty much this. You've got to lea... |
jajaaan | Remembering the Kanji | 15 | 2,456 | 2010-01-25, 1:20 pm | ||
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Thread: Tell me what to do with my life :) Post: Tell me what to do with my life :) epsilondelta Wrote:Somewhat relatedly, while the place you live in definitely matters and makes a difference for your happiness, I don't think you can expect it to actually fulfill you in life (and it... |
jajaaan | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 38 | 15,711 | 2010-01-23, 5:53 pm | ||
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Thread: Time management and too many reviews?! Post: Time management and too many reviews?! Dude, you live in Japan. Why are you sitting in your apartment pouring over flashcards when you could be talking with native speakers and reading native material? |
jajaaan | General discussion | 34 | 6,043 | 2010-01-23, 12:09 am | ||
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Thread: RTK 2 methodologies Post: RTK 2 methodologies Sorry, I'm just popping into this thread and haven't read the entire discussion, but, Psycho_Dad Wrote:... So, take the first frame, which gives us the compound 二世. By looking at this one should be a... |
jajaaan | Remembering the Kanji | 74 | 63,896 | 2010-01-18, 3:46 am | ||
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Thread: Help deciding on course Post: Help deciding on course jadoo1989 Wrote:By course, I mean books comprising with the audio and study aids, therefore they are not just the books, but course components as well. It'll be self study in all circumstances. Basica... |
jajaaan | Learning resources | 19 | 4,118 | 2010-01-17, 8:44 pm | ||
