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Thread: AKSTNHMYRW (mnemonic) Post: AKSTNHMYRW (mnemonic) +1 for Frere Jaques. It's been at least 10 years since I learned the kana, and I *still* sing that song, usually without realizing it, as I thumb through any index or alphabetized list in kana. I a... |
ziggr | General discussion | 29 | 10,123 | 2007-11-22, 11:41 am | ||
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Thread: Pronunciation: とお/とう こお/こう Post: Pronunciation: とお/とう こお/こう Yep. Developing an ear for doubled vowels and doubled ん is probably the best reason to use language tapes, or at least watch a lot of Japanese-language TV. (J-POP doesn't work so good for this: music ... |
ziggr | General discussion | 1 | 847 | 2007-11-13, 12:29 am | ||
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Thread: Do you own a copy of RTK1? Post: Do you own a copy of RTK1? Since I own and used the book my first instinct is to think it unreasonable to attempt RTK without it. But I thought about it some more, and now that the RvTK site exists, maybe the book isn't as nec... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 1,577 | 2007-11-13, 12:09 am | ||
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Thread: pimsleur Post: pimsleur My local public library has a complete set. Working through the set before a trip to Japan *really* helped. A library is a great place to find educational materials, especially those too expensive to ... |
ziggr | Learning resources | 55 | 14,817 | 2007-09-03, 12:19 pm | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... Congratulations, radical_tyro, on both RTK1 and the degree in Physics! Either one is quite an achievement. Both are downright impressive. |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,597 | 2007-07-22, 2:13 am | ||
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Thread: Why? Post: Why? yorkii Wrote:Why? Speed Racer is the match, Godzilla is the fuse, and Yotsuba is the bomb. Actually I started learning out of frustration. back in the 1990s, it appeared that Disney would never relea... |
ziggr | Off topic | 29 | 6,709 | 2007-07-17, 11:32 pm | ||
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Thread: Chilling out Post: Chilling out I'm not clever, I'm just optimally lazy. ^_^ |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 11 | 2,515 | 2007-07-01, 11:12 pm | ||
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Thread: Chilling out Post: Chilling out If you finished RTK1 a while ago and you're just in maintenance mode, then yeah, you'll be fine taking a month off. I currently take weekdays off, and most of each weekend, too. If I'm bored, I'll rev... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 11 | 2,515 | 2007-06-19, 9:56 pm | ||
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Thread: Help...less than 300 to go but procrastination kicking in big time Post: Help...less than 300 to go but procrastination kic... C'mon, finish. All the cool kids are doing it! You want to be cool, don't you? ^_^ |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 56 | 9,399 | 2007-06-03, 11:34 pm | ||
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Thread: RTK 2 methodologies Post: RTK 2 methodologies synewave Wrote:I'm sure it says somewhere in the intro (can't find the quote just now though) that it's fine to choose your own words to put on your cards. Found it: James. W. Heisig Wrote:The student... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 74 | 63,891 | 2007-05-30, 1:11 am | ||
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Thread: RTK 2 methodologies Post: RTK 2 methodologies Has anyone here actually successfully used RTK2, using Heisig's guide, not chains, not custom compounds, but Heisig's actual RTK2 guide? I've finally started RTK2. And I'm... a little stumped. I typ... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 74 | 63,891 | 2007-05-30, 12:20 am | ||
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Thread: Meaning of 菌 (germ) Post: Meaning of 菌 (germ) I'm sorry for all the pain I've caused. I have no idea why I typed "germ (wheat)" into the index file that seeded this site. The index file has read "germ (wheat)" from my very first checkin in Decem... |
ziggr | The Japanese language | 17 | 5,521 | 2007-05-27, 1:12 am | ||
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Thread: Long-term Commitment & Progress Thread Post: Long-term Commitment & Progress Thread I love it! You will succeed this time. This time, you know the dangers of stopping (relearning those 400 kanji). You know the rewards of steady, maintainable, progress. You have an achievable deadlin... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 17 | 3,521 | 2007-05-27, 12:49 am | ||
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Thread: "Incorrect" stroke counts Post: "Incorrect" stroke counts RTK1, 3rd ed, lists 賭 as 15 strokes (貝7+者8=賭15) RTK2, 1st ed, doesn't list stroke counts, but the font used for this book does indeed include the extra stroke that causes 者 to go from 8 to 9 strokes.... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 10 | 3,540 | 2007-05-27, 12:35 am | ||
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Thread: Summertime! Full-time studying! Yay! Post: Summertime! Full-time studying! Yay! Congratulations on surviving finals. I love that RTK fans see summer break as "oh goody, I can hammer through kanji faster now that I'm on vacation!" ^_^ 60 a day is quite reasonable. Hammering throu... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 2,140 | 2007-05-25, 10:59 pm | ||
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Thread: Most difficult part Post: Most difficult part Lesson 27 "person" is where I finally gave up and shelved the book, many years ago. Choosing a memorable person was key, and I chose poorly. Fabrice's Mr. T works so, so much better. Somewhere in the... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 10 | 2,247 | 2007-05-25, 2:52 am | ||
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Thread: What do you wish you'd known when you were starting out? Post: What do you wish you'd known when you were startin... Push through and finish the first time through. If you stop, you'll have to start at the beginning and repeat work. Move at a fast enough pace to finish quickly. Finish within a few months. Fewer cal... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 15 | 5,558 | 2007-05-01, 10:14 am | ||
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Thread: Are you really that good? Post: Are you really that good? I'm not. Kana? Sure, I don't even notice it anymore, I just read or write it. Basic grammar? So-so. Those run-on sentences still make me think hard, sometimes I have to diagram the sentence in my he... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 16 | 2,906 | 2007-04-26, 11:48 pm | ||
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Thread: Stroke order of 斤 ? Post: Stroke order of 斤 ? ziggr Wrote:This matches what my kanjidic-based dictionary (JEDict) says: [Image: http://ziggr.com/img/heisig/1125-axe-kanjidic.gif] cangy Wrote:kanjidic has stroke order info included? I see that WW... |
ziggr | The Japanese language | 10 | 4,693 | 2007-03-14, 10:24 pm | ||
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Thread: Retention rate after finishing RTK1 Post: Retention rate after finishing RTK1 75-100% I finished RTK1 about 2 months ago, my daily reviews fluctuate between 20-40 cards per day, and I usually fail 5 to 8 cards out of the "4 or more reviews" each day. Some days are really good ... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 1,830 | 2007-03-06, 11:29 am | ||
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Thread: Get the cash out! Post: Get the cash out! How dare he! Harrumph! I'm so deeply offended I'm going to click that link and tell Fabrice exactly what I think of him! ^_^ Click... €20,00 EUR... Done. Fabrice, you rock. I wouldn't have finished ... |
ziggr | Off topic | 20 | 4,857 | 2007-02-18, 11:30 pm | ||
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Thread: RTK3: sapling Post: RTK3: sapling Funny, I recently reviewed frame 634 添 annexed, and while writing it, I did ponder that first stroke of 天, and wondered if maybe I should change the story to 'drop+big/dog' to reinforce the correct st... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 4 | 3,437 | 2007-01-06, 9:47 pm | ||
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Thread: Emphasis on stories? Post: Emphasis on stories? While reviewing, even when the actual visual kanji comes to mind before the story, I still force myself to take at least a moment and recall the story before passing the card. Too often a kanji is vi... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 4 | 1,572 | 2007-01-05, 6:05 pm | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... Woohoo! Congratulations, synewave! Your posts and stories have been a defining part of kanji.koohii.com. I knew you'd finish 2042 soon. Congratulations on your new son, too. Sounds like 2006 has bee... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,597 | 2006-12-31, 1:18 pm | ||
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Thread: RTK 2 methodologies Post: RTK 2 methodologies taijuando Wrote:wondering what people who have finished RTK1 are doing. Yes, I'm also wondering what to do for post-RTK1 studies. Do I make flashcards for the frames in RTK2, with kana and English ke... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 74 | 63,891 | 2006-12-30, 12:49 pm | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... Congratulations, tautologico! What a great way to finish up the year. Recognizing and being able to write 2042 kanji will surely make it a bit easier as you learn more Japanese. |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,597 | 2006-12-29, 10:06 pm | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... My turn. I just crossed the 2042 finish line today. I won't be clicking the "Add __ new cards." button again this year. This my third attempt. The first, over ten years ago, failed at around 700. T... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,597 | 2006-12-10, 6:30 pm | ||
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Thread: Stroke order of 斤 ? Post: Stroke order of 斤 ? This is an error in Heisig's book, which he's since corrected in the cumulative errata at http://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publ...lative.pdf The errata lists frame 1125 斤 axe with this stroke ord... |
ziggr | The Japanese language | 10 | 4,693 | 2006-12-10, 12:10 am | ||
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Thread: Hitting "The Wall" Post: Hitting "The Wall" Yeah, lesson 27 "person" was where I finally gave up several years ago. It's really important to choose a memorable person. Who did I choose to be my "person" several years ago? I don't even remember.... |
ziggr | Remembering the Kanji | 25 | 6,625 | 2006-11-24, 1:05 pm | ||
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Thread: Letters (hand-written japanese) Post: Letters (hand-written japanese) Oh god. Don't use my horrible Japanese handwriting as an example! ^_^ But here is the handwriting from her reply, written by a native Japanese hand: [Image: http://ziggr.com/hagaki/saito-closeup.jpg... |
ziggr | General discussion | 10 | 11,556 | 2006-11-19, 5:12 pm | ||
