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Thread: Yet Another Kanji Chains/Movie Method Blog Post: Yet Another Kanji Chains/Movie Method Blog Cool, I was looking for something like that. That gives me a rough idea of how many groups there are: if I do groups with at least 10 kanji, that gives 64; doing groups with at least 5 gives 143 o____... |
meredithcat | The Japanese language | 17 | 4,210 | 2010-08-26, 9:51 pm | ||
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Thread: Yet Another Kanji Chains/Movie Method Blog Post: Yet Another Kanji Chains/Movie Method Blog Thanks for your perspective! You've been using the method longer, so I'm sure you know better than I do. Are you doing any sort of reviewing with an SRS? I've been putting the individual kanji in a le... |
meredithcat | The Japanese language | 17 | 4,210 | 2010-08-26, 10:38 am | ||
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Thread: vulture and owl Post: vulture and owl Pick a different primitive meaning? For example, instead of "owl", you could pick a different bird to visualize, like a parrot. Maybe you had a pet parrot as a kid and have a lot of memories about it... |
meredithcat | Remembering the Kanji | 1 | 1,194 | 2010-08-26, 7:39 am | ||
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Thread: Yet Another Kanji Chains/Movie Method Blog Post: Yet Another Kanji Chains/Movie Method Blog lol I didn't know this would start such a big debate :P While it is true that there are lots of kunyomi compounds and (using Schultz's term) f***ed pronunciations, that doesn't mean we should throw t... |
meredithcat | The Japanese language | 17 | 4,210 | 2010-08-26, 7:31 am | ||
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Thread: Yet Another Kanji Chains/Movie Method Blog Post: Yet Another Kanji Chains/Movie Method Blog Thanks for the explanation, Nukemarine :) The way I see it, I've already spent several hundred hours systematically learning to write kanji through Heisig, so why not spend a few more systematically... |
meredithcat | The Japanese language | 17 | 4,210 | 2010-08-25, 9:55 pm | ||
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Thread: Disney in Japanese Post: Disney in Japanese Wow, thanks! This is awesome! *runs off to watch Kim Possible* ...don't judge me... :P |
meredithcat | Learning resources | 15 | 12,356 | 2010-08-25, 11:16 am | ||
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Thread: Do you fail kanji with similar primitives as well? Post: Do you fail kanji with similar primitives as well? I believe there was a topic about this not too long ago, and if I remember correctly, the consensus was that no, you should not have to fail it. If you fail "lot" and review it, then you will be simul... |
meredithcat | Remembering the Kanji | 3 | 1,368 | 2010-08-25, 10:43 am | ||
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Thread: Yet Another Kanji Chains/Movie Method Blog Post: Yet Another Kanji Chains/Movie Method Blog Hey all, I recently started using the Movie Method/Kanji Chains (or, really, a mixture of both), and started a blog to keep track of my mnemonics. It can be found here: http://meremm.blogspot.com I... |
meredithcat | The Japanese language | 17 | 4,210 | 2010-08-24, 10:09 pm | ||
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Thread: Migrating from Koohii's SRS to Anki Post: Migrating from Koohii's SRS to Anki You could just create an entirely different deck for the non-RTK kanji, and review them separately. I know this might be a bit of an annoyance to have two decks, but at least it would be a temporary s... |
meredithcat | Learning resources | 10 | 4,794 | 2010-08-24, 9:48 pm | ||
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Thread: memorizing or learning ? Post: memorizing or learning ? ta12121 Wrote:I've learned through experience is that, you need to memorize in order to learn. Once you have a initial memory of that particular you are studying, then you move onto other factors for ... |
meredithcat | The Japanese language | 28 | 4,789 | 2010-08-24, 9:36 pm | ||
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Thread: Making my OS type in Japanese more conveniently: help. Post: Making my OS type in Japanese more conveniently: h... Are you using a PC? Try pressing Ctrl+Capslock after pressing Alt+Shift. |
meredithcat | Learning resources | 20 | 2,446 | 2010-08-21, 7:18 pm | ||
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Thread: Why do Japanese not eat shrimp tail? Post: Why do Japanese not eat shrimp tail? I don't know of anyone in the US who eats shrimp tail, either. Unfortunately I think you're in the minority. :P |
meredithcat | Off topic | 22 | 11,692 | 2010-08-17, 11:59 am | ||
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Thread: I'm starting today! Post: I'm starting today! Good luck, and be sure to give yourself some time to rest! Lofty goals are nice in theory, but if you feel yourself getting burned out, you should probably take a break. Remember that you should be ha... |
meredithcat | Remembering the Kanji | 26 | 6,812 | 2010-08-16, 5:23 pm | ||
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Thread: Best way to learn new vocabulary? Post: Best way to learn new vocabulary? Thanks everyone, that was a lot of helpful advice! So, from what I gather, I'm not supposed to use English words to describe the kanji (despite all of that work in RTK!), but I should instead get a "f... |
meredithcat | The Japanese language | 15 | 7,936 | 2010-08-14, 7:09 am | ||
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Thread: Best way to learn new vocabulary? Post: Best way to learn new vocabulary? Hey everyone, I recently finished RTK1 and started learning vocabulary. I've already had a few years of Japanese classes, so I'm about at the intermediate level. I've been vocab-mining textbooks (rig... |
meredithcat | The Japanese language | 15 | 7,936 | 2010-08-13, 10:46 pm | ||
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Thread: What is the right error rate when reviewing? Post: What is the right error rate when reviewing? Honestly, you shouldn't be worrying about that. There is no "right" error rate; thinking that will only get you discouraged. Of course, if you consistently have a very low recall rate (= high error ra... |
meredithcat | Remembering the Kanji | 9 | 2,088 | 2010-08-10, 8:06 pm | ||
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Thread: Yet Another SRS App Post: Yet Another SRS App Your app looks great! I've actually been looking for a simple, Leitner-based flashcard app for a while now. I love RevTK, and in my opinion Anki has so many features that it can be overwhelming. I als... |
meredithcat | Learning resources | 18 | 4,717 | 2010-08-10, 4:34 pm | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... Man, it's been a long eight months, but I am finally done. I think I feel more war-wearied than triumphant at the moment. I'd been experiencing some burnout, but I pushed through. I think I'm gonna gi... |
meredithcat | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,691 | 2010-08-10, 2:25 pm | ||
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Thread: American History Post: American History A lot of this has been said already, but I'm opinionated about these things so I'll go ahead and say it anyway. First of all, the so-called "greed" that thecite is attributing to capitalism is not gr... |
meredithcat | Off topic | 90 | 16,350 | 2010-08-07, 5:51 pm | ||
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Thread: The Encouragement Thread Post: The Encouragement Thread Ugh, I'm stuck on Lesson 53 as well. Longest chapter ever. For some reason it seems even longer than the 130-kanji one... on top of that, I'm getting hit hard by reviews (about 150 a day or so) and ha... |
meredithcat | Remembering the Kanji | 908 | 186,117 | 2010-08-07, 9:24 am | ||
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Thread: Trophies for Anki. Post: Trophies for Anki. Lol @ Hikikomori! This looks like a great idea... I haven't fully started using Anki yet, as I'm still using RevTK for kanji, but once I finish up RTK1 and get started on vocab, I will definitely give... |
meredithcat | Learning resources | 33 | 9,791 | 2010-08-02, 3:02 pm | ||
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Thread: Finished RTK1; next step...? And a demoralizing first attempt. Post: Finished RTK1; next step...? And a demoralizing fi... I would also advocate using a textbook. I used the Adventures in Japanese series, and personally I think it is vastly superior to Genki (although that might just be personal preference). I honestly do... |
meredithcat | Remembering the Kanji | 35 | 10,501 | 2010-07-30, 12:09 pm | ||
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Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! I passed the 3/4 mark a while ago, and after a few 70+ days I'm now on frame 1670. Sometimes it seems like I've come a long way, but at other times it seems like I'm moving at a snail's pace. I want t... |
meredithcat | Remembering the Kanji | 462 | 138,212 | 2010-07-26, 8:25 pm | ||
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Thread: Anyone else wearing out the books at an alarming rate? Post: Anyone else wearing out the books at an alarming r... My copy of RTK1 isn't quite falling apart yet, but it's getting close. It's been manhandled quite a bit over the last six months - I carry it everywhere. For me personally, RTK probably won't have m... |
meredithcat | Remembering the Kanji | 13 | 5,982 | 2010-07-19, 2:33 pm | ||
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Thread: Japanified names Post: Japanified names Minlawc Wrote:What if your name already sounds like a common name in Japanese, Like 'Amy' or 'Naomi'? It's probably the same answer, but it's kinda interesting. Sorry to bring up an old topic, but I h... |
meredithcat | The Japanese language | 62 | 15,349 | 2010-07-18, 9:30 am | ||
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Thread: Half way! Post: Half way! Just hit 1026. WHAT WHAT. Doing about 75/day right now (I'm on summer break)... let's see if I can keep it up? |
meredithcat | Remembering the Kanji | 616 | 180,478 | 2010-06-28, 9:27 pm | ||
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Thread: Starting to get discouraged...please help? Post: Starting to get discouraged...please help? Hi all, I started RTK1 back in January, and my kanji count is currently 876. Being a busy college student, I have little time to spend on kanji each week, and eventually I just stopped adding new car... |
meredithcat | Remembering the Kanji | 13 | 4,122 | 2010-04-24, 7:59 pm | ||
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Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!! Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!! Just passed 500, and damn it feels good! :D |
meredithcat | Remembering the Kanji | 526 | 167,149 | 2010-01-21, 5:33 pm | ||
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Thread: The Encouragement Thread Post: The Encouragement Thread I've been working on RtK1 for a few weeks now, and I just passed #200... it seems to me I'm going at a much slower pace than most people here. I sometimes take as long as 10+ minutes thinking about a ... |
meredithcat | Remembering the Kanji | 908 | 186,117 | 2010-01-07, 3:16 pm | ||