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    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Thanks a lot georgative and Koos83!
seminotti Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,771 2010-02-13, 1:18 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Finished! Now I look back and think how tortuous my story with this book was... I decided to start studying Japanese about two years ago. I was not following any method, just trying to do everything...
seminotti Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,771 2010-02-13, 12:40 am
    Thread: Water Primitive
Post: Water Primitive

aaronvanvalen Wrote:Ok, I just found out I have been writing the last stroke of the water primitive wrong all along (am at frame 1855 now), i.e. from north to south (or more specifically north-east to...
seminotti The Japanese language 17 2,631 2009-06-11, 4:03 pm
    Thread: Japanese Pronunciation
Post: Japanese Pronunciation

magamo Wrote:seminotti Wrote:Very interesting topic! I'l take advantage of it and bring something that has been bugging me for a while. It' about the 'j' sound. When I studied the phonetics of the la...
seminotti The Japanese language 61 11,493 2009-06-05, 2:45 pm
    Thread: Japanese Pronunciation
Post: Japanese Pronunciation

Very interesting topic! I'l take advantage of it and bring something that has been bugging me for a while. It' about the 'j' sound. When I studied the phonetics of the language for the first time, it...
seminotti The Japanese language 61 11,493 2009-06-05, 12:26 pm
    Thread: RTK1: One kanji, one picture discussion
Post: RTK1: One kanji, one picture discussion

One of my innumerous hobbies is observing and studying plants. So, when I went to Japan for the first time, last year, I was amazed by a certain tree with beautiful pink flowers. Unfortunately, I coul...
seminotti Remembering the Kanji 91 55,722 2009-04-02, 7:32 pm
    Thread: Alternative for visual memory
Post: Alternative for visual memory

Harrow Wrote:seminotti Wrote:Actually I make this kind of association, but I cannot depend on it only. I'm a Naruto fan too, so when I saw 向 for the first time in "Hyuga" name, it stuck for good, and ...
seminotti Remembering the Kanji 14 1,927 2009-03-29, 5:19 pm
    Thread: my name in katakana
Post: my name in katakana

Not sure, but I think is: [kana]GIRIERUME[/kana] Doesn't sound cool at all. And it's too long.
seminotti Off topic 61 15,080 2009-03-29, 3:35 pm
    Thread: Alternative for visual memory
Post: Alternative for visual memory

Harrow Wrote:So my guess is that (using a few of my own stories as examples) good ones for you would be: 167 災 disaster First a flood, then a fire. The other way round wouldn't be such a disaster ...
seminotti Remembering the Kanji 14 1,927 2009-03-29, 9:30 am
    Thread: Alternative for visual memory
Post: Alternative for visual memory

Harrow Wrote:Example, for directions do you prefer (1) a map (2) step-by-step directions... turn right, then continue until... turn left (3) on-board navigator (human or computer) who tells you what t...
seminotti Remembering the Kanji 14 1,927 2009-03-28, 4:37 pm
    Thread: Alternative for visual memory
Post: Alternative for visual memory

Thanks a lot everybody. Now I feel more confident to keep on with the method. Asriel Wrote:I do it a similar way. Rather than 'images,' a lot of my stories are either 'definitions' or literal 'storie...
seminotti Remembering the Kanji 14 1,927 2009-03-28, 2:33 pm
    Thread: Alternative for visual memory
Post: Alternative for visual memory

There's quite some time I've started with the method and my pace is really slow (I'm still in lesson 12). After reading Heisig's words and thinking a bit, I realize I'm not following those steps to ...
seminotti Remembering the Kanji 14 1,927 2009-03-27, 6:47 pm
    Thread: Suggestions for language learning (excerpt from a book)
Post: Suggestions for language learning (excerpt from a ...

Ben_Nielson Wrote:4. In your browsing, do not get obsessed with words you don’t know or structures you don’t understand. Build comprehension on what you already know. Do not automatically reach for th...
seminotti General discussion 5 4,524 2009-03-21, 9:19 am
    Thread: im new to this (questions)
Post: im new to this (questions)

squiggyflop Wrote:1: how much time per day do you all use the site? I wish I could use it everyday... A couple of hours on the weekends only. squiggyflop Wrote:2:how many new kanji do you introduce p...
seminotti Remembering the Kanji 11 1,645 2009-03-20, 6:43 pm