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Thread: Personal Growth and Advancement Post: Personal Growth and Advancement I thoroughly enjoyed this article, which is all about setting high goals and attaining them: http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/03/th...nally-good |
kanjapan | Off topic | 15 | 2,255 | 2009-10-23, 9:48 pm | ||
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Thread: KanKen Deck Post: KanKen Deck It might sound a bit outlandish, but wouldn`t it be great if somebody here passed kanken level 1 or at least 準1級? Knowing that many obscure kanji won`t be of any use in real life, but still it would ... |
kanjapan | Group study | 28 | 11,015 | 2009-10-13, 7:22 am | ||
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Thread: Straight-A Japanologist? Post: Straight-A Japanologist? Anybody here read Cal Newport`s book "How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less"? Link: http://www.amazon.com/How-B... |
kanjapan | General discussion | 0 | 733 | 2009-07-31, 8:54 am | ||
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Thread: Kanji with ambiguous readings Post: Kanji with ambiguous readings uchi written in hiragana can also mean "my". An often heard phrase is 「うちの家内」, meaning "My wife". You can find plenty example sentences on space alc: http://eow.alc.co.jp/%e3%81%86%e3%81%a1%...-8/?ref... |
kanjapan | General discussion | 6 | 1,508 | 2008-07-10, 9:23 am | ||
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Thread: Can I get some input on my Japanese study plan? Post: Can I get some input on my Japanese study plan? All techniques and study methods aside, I think what matters most is that you truly and thoroughly love Japanese and Japanese culture. If at the core that passion is there, you`ll get up and go on wit... |
kanjapan | General discussion | 14 | 2,289 | 2008-06-30, 8:10 am | ||
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Thread: 思う vs. 想う Post: 思う vs. 想う 思う -> what one thinks of something 想う -> thinking of something 想う is not used so often, 想 in combination with another kanji (jyukugo) is far more common. Examples: 理想 (ideal)、想像 (imagination)、... |
kanjapan | General discussion | 8 | 3,988 | 2008-06-19, 8:22 am | ||
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Thread: How to extract text using a scanner? Post: How to extract text using a scanner? For good quality OCR you should probably use Japanese software. Not Western software that also supports Japanese in some way. Example of Japanese OCR software: Yomitori kakumei Ver. 12 (Recognition r... |
kanjapan | General discussion | 18 | 13,809 | 2008-06-04, 6:49 am | ||
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Thread: Are there any psychological ways to help memorization? Post: Are there any psychological ways to help memorizat... If Bwgen (brainwave generator) is too expensive for you, try out the open source Gnaural program. Link: http://gnaural.sourceforge.net/ |
kanjapan | Remembering the Kanji | 29 | 7,899 | 2007-10-26, 9:08 am | ||
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Thread: korean Post: korean I studied Korean for one year in my 5th year of Japanese study. Personally I think it is good to have at least the basics of the Japanese language down and then proceed to learning Korean. Since the l... |
kanjapan | General discussion | 7 | 1,907 | 2007-10-20, 10:57 pm | ||
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Thread: Book Recommendations (novels not textbooks) Post: Book Recommendations (novels not textbooks) イン・ザ・プール by 奥田英郎 (Okuda Hideo) is good fun. Okuda is an established writer who won the Naoki prize in 2004. The book has been translated into English. I hope this will eventually happen too with his t... |
kanjapan | General discussion | 10 | 2,730 | 2007-09-28, 10:36 pm | ||
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Thread: Highest Kanken level ever passed by a foreigner? Post: Highest Kanken level ever passed by a foreigner? I called the Kanji Kentei Kyoukai today and asked whether to their knowledge any foreigner has passed the level one kanken test (it tests 6000 kanji amongst other things). They said that yes, some Kor... |
kanjapan | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 4 | 8,054 | 2007-09-19, 8:29 am | ||
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Thread: Are there any psychological ways to help memorization? Post: Are there any psychological ways to help memorizat... Rakushun, did you try listening to the audio with headphones? It will not work hardly as well without them. Also, the volume of the brainwaves can be set to as little as 2% of the total without any lo... |
kanjapan | Remembering the Kanji | 29 | 7,899 | 2007-09-07, 10:02 am | ||
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Thread: tips for speaking japanese? Post: tips for speaking japanese? My advice: Learning Japanese is like eating. Don`t eat the same "food" every day, or you`ll get bored stiff before you know it. Therefore don`t solely focus on only one thing like reading books for in... |
kanjapan | General discussion | 11 | 2,188 | 2007-09-07, 9:44 am | ||
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Thread: Are there any psychological ways to help memorization? Post: Are there any psychological ways to help memorizat... Are you using the brainwave generator preset called "BUILTIN: Learning aid 1 (for subliminal)"? A voice is a binaural beat pattern. Several patterns are used at the same time in this preset. You can... |
kanjapan | Remembering the Kanji | 29 | 7,899 | 2007-09-06, 7:42 am | ||
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Thread: Slowing down Japanese audio ! Post: Slowing down Japanese audio ! Yes, actually I just found two: あらすじで鍛える*早耳のススメ DS* (arasuji de kitaeru * hayamimi no susume DS*) and 耳で右脳を鍛える DS聴脳力 (mimi de unou wo kitaeru DS chounouryoku) |
kanjapan | General discussion | 8 | 1,907 | 2007-08-30, 8:29 am | ||
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Thread: Going to Japan for a couple of weeks and need advice Post: Going to Japan for a couple of weeks and need advi... If you`re going to Akihabara why not go to a culturally interesting "maid cafe"? The Don Quixote store in Akihabara has one in the upper floors. Of course there are other cafes to. If you don`t want t... |
kanjapan | Off topic | 16 | 3,557 | 2007-08-30, 8:17 am | ||
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Thread: Slowing down Japanese audio ! Post: Slowing down Japanese audio ! In Japan 速聴 (sokuchou= speed listening) has been quite popular for quite some time as a method for improving mental capabilities. You can buy all kinds of CD`s and devices for it that all contain or c... |
kanjapan | General discussion | 8 | 1,907 | 2007-08-29, 8:59 am | ||
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Thread: Going to Japan for a couple of weeks and need advice Post: Going to Japan for a couple of weeks and need advi... For those intending to buy electronics whilst in Japan: A lot of people use the Japanese price comparison website kakaku.com. Input the type number of the device you want and boom, you get an overview... |
kanjapan | Off topic | 16 | 3,557 | 2007-08-29, 8:46 am | ||
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Thread: Are there any psychological ways to help memorization? Post: Are there any psychological ways to help memorizat... If you`re not into using software to make your own music you can of course also buy some premade CD`s. The link below points to the brainwave section of the well respected Monroe Institute. If you do ... |
kanjapan | Remembering the Kanji | 29 | 7,899 | 2007-08-27, 7:47 am | ||
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Thread: Highest Kanken level ever passed by a foreigner? Post: Highest Kanken level ever passed by a foreigner? Thanks for your post Megaquerty. I fully agree that it must be possible for a foreigner to pass the level 1 test. If anybody knows anybody who already passed it please let me know. The first thing to... |
kanjapan | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 4 | 8,054 | 2007-08-25, 11:59 pm | ||
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Thread: Pocket Stackz Post: Pocket Stackz I have been using Pocket Stackz for some time now and really enjoy it because it`s 1. completely portable 2. enables you to add example sentences to words/expressions which greatly facilitates learnin... |
kanjapan | Learning resources | 0 | 1,078 | 2007-08-25, 9:49 pm | ||
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Thread: Are there any psychological ways to help memorization? Post: Are there any psychological ways to help memorizat... I`ve been using brainwave software, which can induce a mental state ideal to learning and many other states. I`ve found it especially usable for relieving any kind of pre-exam stress. It actually impr... |
kanjapan | Remembering the Kanji | 29 | 7,899 | 2007-08-25, 9:29 pm | ||
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Thread: Highest Kanken level ever passed by a foreigner? Post: Highest Kanken level ever passed by a foreigner? For quite some time I`ve been thinking about this wild idea of trying to pass level 1 of the kanken. I know it involves learning a maddening amount of 6000 kanji, which for the largest part you would ... |
kanjapan | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 4 | 8,054 | 2007-08-25, 12:34 pm | ||
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Thread: Japanese Shows Post: Japanese Shows Well, those living in Japan should definately try out gyao.jp. It offers loads of japanese shows, drama series etc. The site is 100% free and absolutely legal. Earnings are made by showing Japanese co... |
kanjapan | Learning resources | 1 | 894 | 2007-08-25, 10:50 am | ||