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    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

There are Japanese words still using the original form of 示 : 祠, 神祇, 祈禱書 (where 禱 is just the old character for 祷), 禮記 (or 礼記 now). Also, the same character can be displayed differently in a Japanese ...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,588 2013-07-31, 6:32 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

A0015 Wrote:Ah okey, but if 之 is used for names does that mean it counts the chapter title as a "name"? As in: "The 1st - :chapter title:" No, it's just the mangaka having fun with obsolete kanjis r...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,588 2013-07-30, 4:38 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

其之 reads as その. 其之壱, 其之弐. You can find this reading of 其 in 其の, 其れ. 之 is generally used in names : 西之島. [Edit] Me is so slow.
Warp2243 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,588 2013-07-30, 3:41 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Zgarbas Wrote:Quote:文学部に進学することが希望とのことですが、添付ファイルを拝見したところ、大学院修士課程に進学希望ということではないでしょうか。 もしそうであるならば、修士課程は2年間の課程であり、研究計画は考え直す必要があります。 それとも、2年間ではなく別の方法をお考えでしょうか。また、留学の期間はいつからいつまでを考えているのでしょうか。 I... have no id...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,588 2013-07-29, 4:41 am
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

接続の不具合.
Warp2243 General discussion 1,389 294,663 2013-07-25, 4:11 am
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Thanks for the story Haych. That's starting to becoming a lot of evidence on this forum for the Anki-supported, vocab-centric approach with recognition cards. Would you have a few comments about : - i...
Warp2243 General discussion 1,389 294,663 2013-07-25, 4:06 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Hmm, my bad. I see it now.
Warp2243 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,588 2013-07-22, 9:16 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

ayafuyaroketto Wrote:他にも飼い主がいるんじゃないだろうな・・ スネに毛の生えた飼い主が He/She probably has another owner... Well an owner with hair on his shins [hairy legs], but. ayafuyaroketto Wrote:あんな調子じゃ 飼い主が現れるのなんて、当分先の話だな I ...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,588 2013-07-22, 4:30 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Socky Wrote:Warp2243 Wrote:(1) 被治者が政治を行う者を選ぶ。 (2) 被治者を治めるのは政府である。 In both sentences, at the level of the isolated word, 被治者 is the object of the action prefixed by 被, well here it would be the sole ...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,588 2013-07-16, 3:30 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Socky Wrote:So just to clarify... it's kind of a prefix with a similar function as the particle を? Don't get me wrong, I know they're not interchangeable or something. What I'm saying is they both, in...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,588 2013-07-15, 3:55 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Socky Wrote:Does anybody know when the kanji 被 would be used? RTK defines it as "incur" and Rikaichan (the Chrome Add-on) defines it as a prefix that "indicates the target of an activity." Apparently ...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,588 2013-07-15, 4:30 am
    Thread: Questions about my trip
Post: Questions about my trip

Oniichan Wrote:Warp2243 Wrote:...I have an unlocked iPhone too. So there's no way I can use it in Japan? Because the screen size, the interface and virtual (romaji) keyboard make it so much more pleas...
Warp2243 General discussion 6 1,852 2013-06-22, 7:37 am
    Thread: Questions about my trip
Post: Questions about my trip

Oniichan Wrote:So I'm guessing that you just want internet access? According to the products you listed, they are data only. If you want voice and messaging, consider the Softbank prepaid option. The...
Warp2243 General discussion 6 1,852 2013-06-21, 5:36 am
    Thread: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge
Post: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge

Wow, almost all of them are classics. You sure didn't lose your time reading those. (Thanks for the list, it gave me some ideas).
Warp2243 Group study 361 69,449 2013-06-21, 4:32 am
    Thread: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge
Post: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge

Zgarbas Wrote:Welp. I have a few sort-of-free days until the end of the month. Let's see if I can make top 10. I'm surprised I haven't dropped out of top 20 with 2 weeks of almost no activity =/. Hav...
Warp2243 Group study 361 69,449 2013-06-18, 7:08 pm
    Thread: LONG READ: Role of recognition and production in learning vocabulary
Post: LONG READ: Role of recognition and production in l...

Haych, maybe that will surprise you, but I agree with all that you said. You clearly have a lot of experience with the production approach (well no wonder if you finished Core 6k that way...) and what...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 15 3,907 2013-06-15, 8:12 am
    Thread: LONG READ: Role of recognition and production in learning vocabulary
Post: LONG READ: Role of recognition and production in l...

RawToast Wrote:Quote:By the way, 50k passive vocab for a 12 years old? Holy shit, I thought this would be the passive vocab of an educated adult. I'd like to see more references and studies on this la...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 15 3,907 2013-06-13, 11:31 am
    Thread: LONG READ: Role of recognition and production in learning vocabulary
Post: LONG READ: Role of recognition and production in l...

Animosophy, my personal experience and thinking confirms everything you say. Animosophy Wrote:It's noted on wikipedia that "it is possible for the productive vocabulary to be larger than the receptive...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 15 3,907 2013-06-13, 10:06 am
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Haych Wrote:I think I'll probably feel more at home once I've finished my first novel. That's going to be one of my next short-term goals. What are you reading? (or intend to read)
Warp2243 General discussion 1,389 294,663 2013-06-03, 2:37 pm
    Thread: Kanji and Cloze deletion
Post: Kanji and Cloze deletion

Stansfield123 Wrote:[...] when I run into a difficult word, I have been trying to add a second word with the Kanji who's on reading I don't know, to my vocab list. That does the trick for making me as...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 18 4,138 2013-05-24, 6:57 pm
    Thread: Kanji and Cloze deletion
Post: Kanji and Cloze deletion

Silty Wrote:Warp2243 Wrote:Be careful, anything written on the back side of an Anki card should be treated as information that won't be learned. Either you're skipping this information too fast to be ...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 18 4,138 2013-05-24, 12:43 pm
    Thread: Kanji and Cloze deletion
Post: Kanji and Cloze deletion

amtrack Wrote:uisukii Wrote:This aside, how would this approach fit into the greater study focus? Is this something you are utilizing for the yomi, specifically? That is to say, is this something alon...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 18 4,138 2013-05-24, 10:42 am
    Thread: Need help with grammar and word choice.
Post: Need help with grammar and word choice.

yudantaiteki Wrote:I'm not familiar with 手に負えない so I can't say whether it sounds right there or not. To me 手に負えない means something like a kid "difficult to manage", not really the meaning of spoiled. I...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 12 3,648 2013-05-23, 10:00 am
    Thread: Finish Remembering the Kanji in One Month?
Post: Finish Remembering the Kanji in One Month?

I'm sorry amtrack, I added the quotation of what you said at the wrong place of my post. That line about not being too assertive was addressed to Stansfield123, especially since I had already seen pre...
Warp2243 Remembering the Kanji 50 17,997 2013-05-22, 5:30 pm
    Thread: Finish Remembering the Kanji in One Month?
Post: Finish Remembering the Kanji in One Month?

Stansfield123 Wrote:"Understanding" the Kanji means recognizing and knowing how to write the individual characters (and maybe some idea of their origin, in ancient China), not their use in any of the ...
Warp2243 Remembering the Kanji 50 17,997 2013-05-22, 1:32 pm
    Thread: Are Japanese subtitles a handicap?
Post: Are Japanese subtitles a handicap?

egoplant Wrote:I've been using Japanese subtitles and they seem to help a decent amount with comprehension, and the way I see it, it is also somewhat like reading practise too, however I'm wondering i...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 46 11,598 2013-05-01, 7:38 am
    Thread: Tips on how to learn words with multiple readings?
Post: Tips on how to learn words with multiple readings?

Just for posterity's sake (and my own learning) : 主とする [実用日本語表現辞典] 「遊戯的性格を主とする」の「主とする」の読みは「しゅとする」ですか、「おもとする」ですか。 [知恵袋] Certainly not the most referenced Chiebukuro answer I've seen, uh. Regarding the...
Warp2243 The Japanese language 17 3,195 2013-04-11, 8:32 am
    Thread: Youtube video practicing my japanese - please check!
Post: Youtube video practicing my japanese - please chec...

Be extremely precise on your pronunciation. Japanese is already a very poor language phonetically, so the slightest mistake or ambiguity in your pronunciation makes it sound you're saying other syllab...
Warp2243 General discussion 18 3,453 2013-04-10, 8:48 am
    Thread: Have I got the best decks for Core 2k/Core 6k? (29,954 cards)
Post: Have I got the best decks for Core 2k/Core 6k? (29...

Yeah, it's here : Core 10000 anki deck? At least the DepositFiles link is still valid, normally in this 727 Mo file you have the deck + the 10,000 audio sentences files. The 4,000 additional sentences...
Warp2243 Learning resources 15 6,356 2013-03-15, 3:14 pm
    Thread: #2269 捗 make headway
Post: #2269 捗 make headway

scarby dancer Wrote:Are there other kanji in which 少 is written with 3 strokes, not 4? Here you go : 穢 嚬・顰 (though 頻 has 4 strokes even in traditional Chinese) 步 is the traditional Chinese version of...
Warp2243 Remembering the Kanji 6 1,579 2013-03-14, 9:29 pm