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Thread: One Tiny Idea That Could Make a Significant Difference Post: One Tiny Idea That Could Make a Significant Differ... You're right. Anything you already know something about is easier to learn. Take it from me, I'm a teacher, I've studied these things. ;) |
Koos83 | General discussion | 4 | 1,993 | 2012-05-11, 2:15 pm | ||
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Thread: Books recommendation Post: Books recommendation Japanese in Mangaland (be sure to get the workbooks as well). Also I got this book that trains reading practice for the JLPT N5, which is quite good. Here's a link to it: http://www.thejapanshop.co... |
Koos83 | General discussion | 2 | 1,187 | 2012-05-11, 2:07 pm | ||
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Thread: Who has more reviews? Post: Who has more reviews? Frames: 2042 Total Reviews: 48,027 That's just for this site. I have vocabulary reviews in Anki: Frames: 1036 Total reviews: 18,915 I'm pretty close to taking the trophy, right? :P |
Koos83 | General discussion | 15 | 2,612 | 2012-05-11, 2:03 pm | ||
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Thread: Kanji mosaics Post: Kanji mosaics Wow, I'm really impressed by both your work! O_O It's super amazingly awesome, that's all I can say. :P |
Koos83 | General discussion | 18 | 7,610 | 2012-03-17, 1:29 pm | ||
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Thread: 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work Out Post: 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work... I agree with you in that anyone who gets the chance should take it. Even if you come back 'defeated', you will still have experienced something major and you've probably learnt a lot about yourself,... |
Koos83 | General discussion | 18 | 5,161 | 2011-08-17, 6:08 pm | ||
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Thread: Just finished Lesson 19 / Part 2 and have some questions Post: Just finished Lesson 19 / Part 2 and have some que... About your other question, to do with the RTK2 and 3 books: I started RTK2 myself (never finished it) and though the words in there do refer to the kanji in RTK1, you don't necessarily need to use th... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 2,419 | 2011-08-17, 6:01 pm | ||
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Thread: 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work Out Post: 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work... erlog Wrote:thurd Wrote:Jarvik7 Wrote:That cracked article is awesome though. Too many people have expectations of foreign country X being a wonderland that will solve all of their problems. True but ... |
Koos83 | General discussion | 18 | 5,161 | 2011-08-17, 5:42 pm | ||
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Thread: thurd's Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind - Japan Post: thurd's Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind - Japan thurd Wrote:Soo I've finally reached Japan, been here almost a week now but deliberately didn't want to post in heat of the moment, partly because I was dead tired at first (jet lag + summer weather i... |
Koos83 | General discussion | 57 | 11,917 | 2011-08-17, 5:40 pm | ||
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Thread: 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work Out Post: 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work... I read the article as well the other day (love Cracked) and I see where he is coming from; everybody has already pointed out all the positives so I'll point out only the negatives, but I think it's be... |
Koos83 | General discussion | 18 | 5,161 | 2011-08-17, 5:16 pm | ||
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Thread: What am I doing wrong? Post: What am I doing wrong? Just letting you know that 'butcher' is a primitive that will come up later. So be careful with replacing keywords for primitives (and regular kanji as well) as they might come up again later and you'... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 20 | 5,758 | 2011-03-04, 8:14 am | ||
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Thread: About story's Post: About story's I did it the way Heisig did it in his book (I used paper flashcards and used them a few times in the beginning of the SRS): I wrote the story upside down on the keyword-side of the card. That way you ... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 5 | 1,408 | 2011-03-04, 8:11 am | ||
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Thread: Afraid of mnemonics. Post: Afraid of mnemonics. This has been mentioned briefly by others before, but I think it's a very important thing that might take away your fear of mnemonics; the stories disappear over time. The more you come across the kan... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 17 | 5,253 | 2011-01-05, 4:30 am | ||
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Thread: The Movie Method of learning onyomi. Post: The Movie Method of learning onyomi. You're basically doing what I'm doing. I don't know movies well enough to get stories from them. There aren't many movies I've seen more than once or that really stick in my head. :P So I also just co... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 159 | 71,146 | 2011-01-04, 7:17 am | ||
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Thread: getting discouraged Post: getting discouraged Another tip; get better stories. You say you can only just remember some of the stories. So I think you need to remember your stories better. If Heisig's stories aren't cutting it for you, try some of... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 5 | 1,599 | 2011-01-04, 7:13 am | ||
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Thread: A 漢字 Newbie *waves hello* Post: A 漢字 Newbie *waves hello* Nagareboshi Wrote:Koos83 Wrote:Can I ask why you have the story on your card as well? The trick is to remember the kanji without reading the story all the time. When I meet you in the street randomly ... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 44 | 8,264 | 2010-12-12, 9:34 am | ||
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Thread: Decameron Post: Decameron buonaparte Wrote:Heisig explains many things. He says 里 is a computer and 田 is brains. What I meant was: he actually explains what a 'decameron' is. |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 10 | 4,658 | 2010-12-12, 9:33 am | ||
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Thread: RTK rough patches Post: RTK rough patches I agree with you about the 'prettiness'. I was in Japan last summer and some people wrote down stuff for me and I couldn't even recognise the kanji, until they wrote them really slowly and I could see... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 6 | 1,926 | 2010-12-12, 9:32 am | ||
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Thread: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day? Post: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day? It really differs for me. I haven't been done for quite a year, but in 1.5 month I will have. It feels like years. XD I don't press 'easy' a lot. I find the space between reviews is too big for me the... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 26 | 8,441 | 2010-12-12, 9:27 am | ||
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Thread: A 漢字 Newbie *waves hello* Post: A 漢字 Newbie *waves hello* Nagareboshi Wrote:EratiK Wrote:No, no, no, I didn't say "change the KEYWORDS", I said "it's okay to change the way PRIMITIVES are called" (like marching and fiesta). Don't change the keywords! Sin... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 44 | 8,264 | 2010-12-04, 6:50 am | ||
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Thread: I really don't know how to start Post: I really don't know how to start Don't worry, Jenkoi, when I first started using Anki (for other things than RTK) I was pretty lost too. It takes some messing about with it to really figure out how it works. So I still use this site ... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 12 | 2,679 | 2010-12-04, 6:45 am | ||
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Thread: Really creeping me out Post: Really creeping me out I don't know if it's still possible to see the members list and how many kanji they've added on the RevTK site, but when I was studying RTK1 what I heard people do was pick someone from the members li... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 11 | 2,066 | 2010-12-04, 6:43 am | ||
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Thread: Decameron Post: Decameron Heisig explains the meaning in the story for decameron as well, it's right there in the book 'a block of ten days'. |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 10 | 4,658 | 2010-12-04, 6:39 am | ||
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Thread: RTK rough patches Post: RTK rough patches I had that too; so much trouble with some primitives, and such an easy time with others. I think it's normal. I know a lot of people had trouble with the 'arrow' and related primitives, as it's really... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 6 | 1,926 | 2010-12-04, 6:37 am | ||
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Thread: need help about SRSing RtK 1 - card's format & the usual amount Post: need help about SRSing RtK 1 - card's format & the... Dustin_Calgary Wrote:Koos83 Wrote:3. No. The usual format is Q: Kanji, A: Keyword. I think you typoed here The usual format is Q: keyword A:Kanji This is to ensure you can write the kanji from memo... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 3 | 988 | 2010-11-12, 2:42 am | ||
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Thread: need help about SRSing RtK 1 - card's format & the usual amount Post: need help about SRSing RtK 1 - card's format & the... 1. Whatever feels right for you. Different people have different amounts of time and energy. I suggest starting slow (10 a day or so) and if you find that you have more time and energy left every day,... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 3 | 988 | 2010-11-11, 11:53 am | ||
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Thread: Is RTK right for me? Post: Is RTK right for me? KanjiDevourer Wrote:Of course I tried drawing the kanji, but my drawings always come out so disproportionate that I thought it better to take some calligraphy course if I'd ever want to write kanji wi... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 38 | 9,309 | 2010-11-11, 11:49 am | ||
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Thread: How many new cards do you add each day? Post: How many new cards do you add each day? And also make sure you come up with good stories that will stick. Make sure you get a vivid mental image. Just writing the kanji down a few times won't do the trick. |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 25 | 5,008 | 2010-07-27, 3:23 pm | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... rcloud Wrote:After getting the lukewarm "oh, nice job" from family and friends Yeah, what is up with that? You show them alllll the work and time you've put in, and are they impressed? No. >< Bu... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,660 | 2010-07-26, 8:36 am | ||
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Thread: thread Kanji... Post: thread Kanji... Tzadeck Wrote:I chose 'anything having to do with Final Fantasy VII' (since there are so many damn FFVII threads online). Worked great for me, haha. Most of my stories are posted. Shit, I wish I'd k... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 6 | 1,530 | 2010-07-26, 8:30 am | ||
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Thread: The Encouragement Thread Post: The Encouragement Thread Try to finish well before the fall semester (if you can) so you can also get the bulk of the reviews done before then. If you can't finish it before the semester then try to do 5 or 10 a day, this hel... |
Koos83 | Remembering the Kanji | 908 | 186,094 | 2010-07-22, 5:50 am | ||
