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Thread: I stopped for a year.. came back and now have 410 cards in forgotten Post: I stopped for a year.. came back and now have 410 ... I stopped for a month and had nearly 3000. Get used to the idea of handling 400 cards a day. In the meantime, since relearning can take more time, just give a day or two concentrated effort. Easier s... |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 25 | 6,129 | 2014-03-14, 2:18 pm | ||
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Thread: Heisig appropriate for slow learners? Post: Heisig appropriate for slow learners? andikaze Wrote:I don't see the value in doing a Light or UltraLight version. If you lack knowledge of a certain Kanji, the whole sentence might not work out for you. Yea, you'll see familiar ones mixe... |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 23 | 5,766 | 2014-03-14, 2:16 pm | ||
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Thread: My goal to do a complete translation of one of my favorite songs! Post: My goal to do a complete translation of one of my ... tashippy Wrote:Chigun Wrote:howtwosavealif3 Wrote:it's already been done https://www.google.com/search?q=migikata...eda+atsuko p.s. thanks for putting words in my mouth. *snip* Because somehow "Trans... |
Chigun | Off topic | 18 | 4,969 | 2013-08-11, 12:45 pm | ||
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Thread: My goal to do a complete translation of one of my favorite songs! Post: My goal to do a complete translation of one of my ... howtwosavealif3 Wrote:it's already been done https://www.google.com/search?q=migikata...eda+atsuko p.s. thanks for putting words in my mouth. *snip* Because somehow "Translating isnt going to imrpove... |
Chigun | Off topic | 18 | 4,969 | 2013-08-11, 12:08 pm | ||
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Thread: My goal to do a complete translation of one of my favorite songs! Post: My goal to do a complete translation of one of my ... howtwosavealif3 Wrote:My way or you're doing it wrong. This is the most ridiculous post I've seen on Koohii to date. :P Edit: I've translated two of my favorite songs so far. As long as you SRS what ... |
Chigun | Off topic | 18 | 4,969 | 2013-08-11, 7:21 am | ||
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Thread: Studying Japanese ruined my life Post: Studying Japanese ruined my life I understand Japanese is sapping my life away as well. I am now a shell of a man. |
Chigun | Off topic | 5 | 1,813 | 2013-07-28, 7:57 pm | ||
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Thread: I 'finished' RTK 1 but don't congratulate me . . . Post: I 'finished' RTK 1 but don't congratulate me . . . This post will seem overly simple, but there isn't much that needs said here. Do not worry about retention rate. It will work out if you keep the reps up. Take failed cards as an opportunity to deepen... |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 2,807 | 2013-07-28, 6:18 pm | ||
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Thread: Does it help to write down your stories? Post: Does it help to write down your stories? I only have my own experiences to go by, so I'll just share it here. In the margins of my RtK book I wrote down the stories for every kanji, underlining each primitive element as they showed up and c... |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 13 | 3,933 | 2013-07-21, 10:56 am | ||
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Thread: De-motivation Post: De-motivation My first advice is care less what others think, especially when it comes to things about yourself or things you (do/may potentially) enjoy. If you can't do this, then yes, languages like Spanish and F... |
Chigun | General discussion | 22 | 4,154 | 2013-07-10, 1:06 pm | ||
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Thread: Confused about RTK 1. Post: Confused about RTK 1. A fact you will become well acquainted with is having to come up with memory gimmicks above and beyond what Heisig provides. It's not as bad as it sounds, it usually winds up being pretty fun, especia... |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 6 | 1,289 | 2013-07-06, 4:58 pm | ||
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Thread: I Love Anki Post: I Love Anki Yes, thank you to anyone involved with Anki who is reading this. It's been an invaluable service and even a motivator. :) |
Chigun | Learning resources | 14 | 3,937 | 2013-06-01, 5:48 pm | ||
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Thread: I took a LONG break from RTK and now I want to get back into it. Post: I took a LONG break from RTK and now I want to get... I've "started over" twice. The original RtK run took forever and got me to 1100. The first restart I got to 1100 in about a week after a half a year absence. From there I eventually reached the end. T... |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 5 | 1,225 | 2013-05-31, 1:11 pm | ||
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Thread: Manga scripts? Post: Manga scripts? Just popping in to say, funnily enough, よつばと vol. 2 is literally the only physical copy of a Japanese manga I own. (I have hundreds in English, but who cares about them, right? xD). Sadly I am too la... |
Chigun | Learning resources | 8 | 2,524 | 2013-05-27, 8:22 pm | ||
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Thread: What age are you? Post: What age are you? 25 in August. Finished RtK 6th ed. late last year. Primary focus is now entirely on vocabulary. |
Chigun | Off topic | 357 | 73,695 | 2013-05-26, 12:56 pm | ||
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Thread: How do you learn vocab? Post: How do you learn vocab? lauri_ranta Wrote:I'd just use something like Core 6000 instead of collecting sentences or vocabulary items manually. Many Core 6000 lists (like https://sites.google.com/site/ankinihongo/home/kore or ... |
Chigun | The Japanese language | 69 | 16,793 | 2013-05-24, 4:46 pm | ||
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Thread: Are paid classes good? Post: Are paid classes good? The advantage of self-study, in my opinion, only applies to those individuals able to spend enough time to the endeavor. To those who meet this requirement there is one thing that trumps most paid cla... |
Chigun | General discussion | 66 | 13,810 | 2013-05-23, 4:13 pm | ||
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Thread: Are paid classes good? Post: Are paid classes good? I begin with a disclaimer: I am no expert, or even an intermediate, at Japanese. I'm just giving an honest reaction to recent experiences. I apologize if any classmate reads this--no offense intended-... |
Chigun | General discussion | 66 | 13,810 | 2013-05-22, 12:38 am | ||
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Thread: Are the stories really worth it? Post: Are the stories really worth it? The stories are freaking hilarious. There are still occasions I think or hear a keyword and have to hold in a laugh due to the ridiculous nature of the mnemonics presented on this site. They've enrich... |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 18 | 3,610 | 2013-01-17, 3:25 pm | ||
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Thread: Trouble with ロ and 言 primititve Post: Trouble with ロ and 言 primititve You may not want to go back and reassign a new meaning to 言 now, especially if you're all the way to "Noh Chanting." Still, I found it wise to change abstract meanings with primitives to tangible ones... |
Chigun | The Japanese language | 12 | 2,306 | 2013-01-03, 10:18 pm | ||
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Thread: Goals for 2013? Post: Goals for 2013? 1. Finish Tae Kim (by the end of January). Proceed with other grammar resources. 2. Complete Core2K 3. Work out more often. If I could complete more than the Core2K over the course of a year that wou... |
Chigun | Off topic | 54 | 10,184 | 2012-12-30, 1:39 pm | ||
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Thread: 3rd edition RTK3 deck Post: 3rd edition RTK3 deck I literally just got the second edition of RtK3... and here I find out this third edition exists... *goes to throw up a little* xD |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 4 | 1,678 | 2012-12-29, 9:26 pm | ||
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Thread: Back after year long hiatus. Very discouraged. Post: Back after year long hiatus. Very discouraged. There's a high chance relearning will go much, much quicker than when you learned it originally. So even if you must "start over" take heart that returning to your former place may not be as hellish a... |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 3 | 1,170 | 2012-12-21, 8:54 am | ||
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Thread: SRS Kanji Time Post: SRS Kanji Time subkulture Wrote:Yay, managed a way to save time reviewing stroke order Since it's in a hand writing style as well I think it's pretty helpful for better recognition and reproducing. http://i.imgur.... |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 34 | 5,886 | 2012-12-18, 5:47 pm | ||
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Thread: How good is the choice of kanji in RTK3? Post: How good is the choice of kanji in RTK3? Stian Wrote:Well, RtK3 has 誰, 頃, and 狙 for example, and they are quite useful - there are a lot of rare kanji there though. To be fair RtK1 6th edition includes all of those. It reduces the brand new ... |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 16 | 5,071 | 2012-12-18, 1:52 pm | ||
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Thread: How good is the choice of kanji in RTK3? Post: How good is the choice of kanji in RTK3? I think I'll be taking this advice for myself. *Locks away RtK3 book for an indeterminate amount of time* |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 16 | 5,071 | 2012-12-18, 5:45 am | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... First congrats to everyone who came before me. :) I was going to wait until I knew all 2200 Kanji really well (the last 200 are still iffy) but since I have technically finished the RtK1 book might a... |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,673 | 2012-12-17, 4:12 am | ||
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Thread: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarrior 2.0) Post: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarri... Thank you so much, kaamaru. I've been waiting for this with anticipation. :) |
Chigun | Learning resources | 180 | 53,088 | 2012-12-17, 3:50 am | ||
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Thread: What's the best advice you can give to a beginner? Post: What's the best advice you can give to a beginner? Cognitive Psychology has shown through brain dye tests and the like that the area of one's native language and languages learned as adults are different. Pretty good indication that child learning/adu... |
Chigun | General discussion | 74 | 11,587 | 2012-12-17, 3:41 am | ||
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Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! Update: On #2000 of 2200, retention rate > 90%. I'm really on the final stretch now! It's exciting. :) |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 462 | 138,204 | 2012-11-16, 12:41 am | ||
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Thread: 行 Primitive - Going, Line, Column help Post: 行 Primitive - Going, Line, Column help I threw "line" out completely as it seemed unnecessary. 行 in its entirety is not very common. I personally remembered it as 行く ("iku") as it's a ridiculously common JP word and can help avoid confus... |
Chigun | Remembering the Kanji | 3 | 1,314 | 2012-11-11, 9:41 pm | ||
