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Thread: What is the real meaning of the "silver" primitive? Post: What is the real meaning of the "silver" primitive... I recently splashed out on The Kanji Dictionary by Spahn and Hadamitzky. It claims to have over 5900 characters (7000+ including variants) as well as 47 000 compounds. It wasn't cheap, but it's a grea... |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 10 | 2,825 | 2008-01-30, 1:41 am | ||
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Thread: Recall rate Post: Recall rate Billyclyde, I was simply responding to the original question about what I found acceptable when doing my reviews. I think 90% is a good target, but if someone else were to argue for 100%, it wouldn't ... |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 22 | 4,527 | 2007-11-18, 9:45 pm | ||
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Thread: Recall rate Post: Recall rate Not worthless, by any means, Billyclyde, but I think in the long run if your goal is to learn all the kanji, then it might be better to slow down a little and get your percentage up a bit higher. The ... |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 22 | 4,527 | 2007-11-18, 8:57 pm | ||
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Thread: Recall rate Post: Recall rate My personal pass mark was 90%, and I wasn't really happy unless I got 95%. By that I mean getting every stroke correct. I took seriously Heisig's advice about not rushing, believing that this would be... |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 22 | 4,527 | 2007-11-18, 1:52 am | ||
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Thread: 3 Japanese Novels: Please help me select them. Post: 3 Japanese Novels: Please help me select them. "I was hoping that someone could refer me to the more mainstream novels out there -- you know, the Japanese equivalents of Michael Crichton, John Grisham, Neil Gaiman, etc." I can't say that we share... |
naniwa | General discussion | 11 | 2,845 | 2007-11-06, 10:01 pm | ||
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Thread: Snow Country [ペーパーバック] Post: Snow Country [ペーパーバック] The version in "Exploring Japanese Literature" is actually another much shorter and quite different version to the widely available novel-length edition that was translated into English by Seidenstick... |
naniwa | Learning resources | 6 | 2,106 | 2007-11-06, 2:32 am | ||
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Thread: What you reading? Post: What you reading? I'm currently reading Endo Shusaku's The Samurai. Recently I've read Kawabata's Snow Country, Abe Kobo's The Woman in the Dunes, , Tanizaki's The Key and Mishima's Confessions of a Mask. With every no... |
naniwa | General discussion | 68 | 17,664 | 2007-11-05, 12:16 pm | ||
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Thread: 外人 Post: 外人 I think some people are being quite oversensitive about possible negative nuances in the term 外人. As foreigners in Japan, most of us experience extraordinary hospitality and instant unconditional frie... |
naniwa | General discussion | 54 | 9,794 | 2007-10-13, 7:16 am | ||
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Thread: Where can I get RTK3? Post: Where can I get RTK3? A friend of mine recently ordered RTK 1,2 and 3 from Junkudo in Osaka. RTK 1 (5th edition) promptly arrived followed by the older versions of RTK 2 and 3. As my friend did not need Book 3 I helped mys... |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 19 | 6,771 | 2007-10-12, 9:24 am | ||
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Thread: Book Recommendations (novels not textbooks) Post: Book Recommendations (novels not textbooks) I was very impressed with two volumes compiled by Giles Murray, "Breaking into Japanese Literature" and "Exploring Japanese Literature". The format is similar to "Read Real Japanese", which I previous... |
naniwa | General discussion | 10 | 2,730 | 2007-09-29, 7:43 am | ||
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Thread: Not knowing English keywords Post: Not knowing English keywords The Decameron was actually written by an Italian, Boccaccio. A highly entertaining collection of ribald tales that I would recommend to anyone. Chaucer was said to have used it as inspiration, but it ... |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 22 | 4,805 | 2007-09-19, 10:05 am | ||
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Thread: Obscure religious and cultural references in RtK1 Post: Obscure religious and cultural references in RtK1 Let's not forget my favorite Heisigian character - the Prophet Jeremiah. Used in frame 621, LAMENT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah The poor prophet was told by God that no one would believe hi... |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 61 | 15,676 | 2007-09-19, 12:33 am | ||
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Thread: Obscure religious and cultural references in RtK1 Post: Obscure religious and cultural references in RtK1 For all those having trouble with the little train: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_...That_Could |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 61 | 15,676 | 2007-09-18, 8:56 am | ||
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Thread: Obscure religious and cultural references in RtK1 Post: Obscure religious and cultural references in RtK1 I wasn't at all offended by the references to Christianity, despite not sharing the faith. I was actually highly amused by Heisig's casual references to obscure figures such as the Prophet Jeremiah an... |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 61 | 15,676 | 2007-09-17, 3:51 am | ||
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Thread: Plagiarism Post: Plagiarism Hey ファブリス, Well on frame number 2025 there is a pretty clear duplication of a long story - I don't want to give too many examples as I don't want to directly accuse anyone of plagiarism! After all no ... |
naniwa | Off topic | 16 | 3,416 | 2007-09-11, 9:01 am | ||
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Thread: Plagiarism Post: Plagiarism Actually, after considering what has been written over on the "Anyone know Esperanto" thread, I've changed my mind on this issue. I no longer consider this mere discourtesy or simple plagiarism, rathe... |
naniwa | Off topic | 16 | 3,416 | 2007-09-11, 4:57 am | ||
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Thread: Plagiarism Post: Plagiarism JimmySeal, I'm not sure if that "supported feature" is there to facilitate endless repetition of the same story. After all, by default stories are private, aren't they? Therefore someone would have to... |
naniwa | Off topic | 16 | 3,416 | 2007-09-11, 1:45 am | ||
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Thread: Plagiarism Post: Plagiarism Resolve, I'm not personally concerned with having my stories acknowledged, as I didn't post all that many anyway! I just wondered why some people were posting exact copies, which to me seemed both poi... |
naniwa | Off topic | 16 | 3,416 | 2007-09-11, 1:04 am | ||
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Thread: Plagiarism Post: Plagiarism Aircawn, you do indeed have a most generous spirit. But just as farting in a crowded elevator is not considered top form, so too is copying someone's story and posting it as your own. To me, a simple ... |
naniwa | Off topic | 16 | 3,416 | 2007-09-11, 12:52 am | ||
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Thread: Anyone know Esperanto? Post: Anyone know Esperanto? "My impression so far is that this a rather closed elitist group, not especially open to outsiders" Mate, I think you need to take a cold shower and have a good lie down. This site is intended for pe... |
naniwa | General discussion | 118 | 24,755 | 2007-09-11, 12:45 am | ||
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Thread: Plagiarism Post: Plagiarism As I worked my way through RTK, I very rarely glanced at the posted stories, believing my own would be more vivid and hence, useful. However, now as I'm well into the process of replacing the English ... |
naniwa | Off topic | 16 | 3,416 | 2007-09-10, 11:55 pm | ||
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Thread: Is RTK learning a male thing? Post: Is RTK learning a male thing? Perhaps I should have said "scholars" rather than "monks". But my post is only party serious, and in my imagination I see some learned, robed monk pondering over how to construct his latest kanji, bef... |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 23 | 3,643 | 2007-09-05, 12:10 am | ||
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Thread: Is RTK learning a male thing? Post: Is RTK learning a male thing? Despite ファブリス's assurances, I'm still inclined to believe that a significant majority of members are male. At I guess, I would say 75%. As there are about 600 active members using this site, that wou... |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 23 | 3,643 | 2007-09-04, 10:00 pm | ||
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Thread: Is RTK learning a male thing? Post: Is RTK learning a male thing? Indubitably, I would say. In fact I considered starting a post on this very topic many times, the only thing that stopped me was I was unsure why I believed this. It should be said from the outset tha... |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 23 | 3,643 | 2007-09-03, 9:01 am | ||
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Thread: JLPT study time Post: JLPT study time I've noticed on various JLPT publications that particular levels have an associated recommended study time: Level 1: 900 hours Level 2: 600 hours Level 3: 300 hours Level 4: 150 hours These seem qui... |
naniwa | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 2 | 1,899 | 2007-08-22, 9:54 pm | ||
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Thread: "Person", no. 951. What's good? Post: "Person", no. 951. What's good? I chose Ned Flanders as my person. As well as providing a unique and vivid image, it also allowed me draw on many classic episodes of The Simpsons to create stories. The first Ned Flanders kanji that ... |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 16 | 3,198 | 2007-07-10, 3:27 am | ||
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Thread: night break and day break Post: night break and day break I think you can get too caught up in trying to discern some non-existant nuance in a keyword. Remember the ultimate goal is to associate each keyword with a particular sound and meaning, not necessari... |
naniwa | Remembering the Kanji | 10 | 10,203 | 2007-06-04, 10:28 am | ||
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Thread: What you reading? Post: What you reading? It's quite difficult. But you can read through it bit by bit, while checking the translation below. It's up to the individual how much they want to actually remember. Personally, I try to remember eve... |
naniwa | General discussion | 68 | 17,664 | 2007-04-10, 6:10 am | ||
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Thread: What you reading? Post: What you reading? synewave Wrote:kyotokanji Wrote:if you read to much manga you'll end up sounding like a maga character when you speak. 「なんだこりゃ！？」 The book naniwa recommends sounds like it might be worth checking out... |
naniwa | General discussion | 68 | 17,664 | 2007-04-10, 2:05 am | ||
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Thread: What you reading? Post: What you reading? You might consider some options aside from manga. I've just picked up a book called "Read Real Japanese" by Janet Ashby. She has compiled and translated eight essays by writers such as Banana Yoshimo... |
naniwa | General discussion | 68 | 17,664 | 2007-04-09, 11:00 pm | ||