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    Thread: Kanji #514 stroke order and primitives
Post: Kanji #514 stroke order and primitives

You can find the stroke order for many characters at 書き順 [top page]: stroke order for 栃. This is the best site I've found so far for stroke order. It includes lots of non-常用 and non-人名用 kanji and th...
Nathanael Remembering the Kanji 6 3,985 2008-11-09, 12:59 am
    Thread: do 轡 and 灣 really share a primitive?
Post: do 轡 and 灣 really share a primitive?

dihutenosa Wrote:However, this leaves me with a new question: what's the deal with the primitive on top of 轡? Are there any other characters that use this? If so, it would be nice to create a primitiv...
Nathanael The Japanese language 5 1,430 2008-11-06, 9:38 pm
    Thread: Question about this sentence
Post: Question about this sentence

I believe 地味た is a made up word that comes from the verb 染みる【しみる】 and the adjective 地味. When 染みる is used as a suffix, like つく becomes づく, it becomes じみる. So you can say things like 「二回も告白して振られておいて未だ...
Nathanael General discussion 148 29,142 2008-11-04, 7:59 pm
    Thread: 漢字クイズ 第一回
Post: 漢字クイズ 第一回

I'm not sure if the questions are from actual 漢字検定 tests, but they're designed to be similar and follow the same levels. If you happen to find that past tests link, please do share. :D Typing these ...
Nathanael General discussion 9 2,419 2008-11-04, 8:15 am
    Thread: need help with a kanji :S
Post: need help with a kanji :S

[Image: http://japanesemyway.com/wp-content/uplo...-80x80.png][Image: http://japanesemyway.com/wp-content/uplo...-80x80.png][Image: http://japanesemyway.com/wp-content/uplo...-80x80.png] Oldest to new...
Nathanael General discussion 5 1,043 2008-11-03, 8:01 pm
    Thread: Skipping english keywords in RTK
Post: Skipping english keywords in RTK

Hi Scuda, Quote:Is this possible? Yes. However, I'm not sure I'd recommend it without either modification or a fairly extensive existing vocabulary. Part of Heisig's method is linking the kanji to ...
Nathanael Remembering the Kanji 25 4,364 2008-11-03, 11:40 am
    Thread: Movie help :3
Post: Movie help :3

Tobberoth Wrote:Actually, Region 2 is used in all of Europe and tons of other places, so you do not need a Japanese DVD player... an American one won't do though. A UK one is fine for example. Thanks!...
Nathanael General discussion 4 874 2008-11-02, 9:14 pm
    Thread: Movie help :3
Post: Movie help :3

You can find the Japanese version at Amazon: 不能説的秘密. Please note that it's a region 2 DVD, so you'll need a region 2 DVD player or a region-free player to watch it. If you just want to watch it and ...
Nathanael General discussion 4 874 2008-11-02, 9:10 pm
    Thread: 漢字クイズ 第一回
Post: 漢字クイズ 第一回

Sorry about the big jump from 10th kyu to 5th. I didn't have time before to type up another one. I've edited the original post and added 8th kyu (grades 1-3; about 440 kanji). Next weekend I'll pos...
Nathanael General discussion 9 2,419 2008-11-01, 11:46 pm
    Thread: 漢字クイズ 第一回
Post: 漢字クイズ 第一回

The idea's just to have fun and challenge yourself. Considering anyone can cheat with a dictionary anyway, I'm sure people can restrain themselves from looking at the posts below when replying. :P H...
Nathanael General discussion 9 2,419 2008-11-01, 8:49 pm
    Thread: 漢字クイズ 第一回
Post: 漢字クイズ 第一回

[edit: added 八級] Sometimes I have fun with different kanji quizzes and figured I'd share some here. It's always nice to come back and see how I've improved since last time. I'll post the answers on...
Nathanael General discussion 9 2,419 2008-11-01, 6:48 pm
    Thread: CROSSING Kanji is CHANGED!
Post: CROSSING Kanji is CHANGED!

It's not a Chinese font thing. There are just different character variants that are used whether you're using a computer or not. The way I see it, there are basically 3 different types of kanji vari...
Nathanael Remembering the Kanji 9 4,142 2008-10-31, 7:29 pm
    Thread: Furigana Firefox Extensions
Post: Furigana Firefox Extensions

Quote:The Rikaichan-word file is nowhere to be found though Most odd. Windows, Mac, other? To avoid cluttering the thread further, feel free to contact me on Skype: nathanaellaw. If you use another...
Nathanael Learning resources 64 14,505 2008-10-31, 8:34 am
    Thread: Furigana Firefox Extensions
Post: Furigana Firefox Extensions

Squintox Wrote:The one that's already in my computer, I've used the search function, even searched all .jar files, still can't find it. Have you already installed the rikaichan English dictionary plug...
Nathanael Learning resources 64 14,505 2008-10-31, 8:23 am
    Thread: Furigana Firefox Extensions
Post: Furigana Firefox Extensions

Squintox Wrote:Can anyone help me here? I can't find the Rikaichan-words.jar file anywhere. Do you mean the one already on your computer, or the one to download from the linked page?
Nathanael Learning resources 64 14,505 2008-10-31, 8:15 am
    Thread: Question about this sentence
Post: Question about this sentence

Virtua_Leaf Wrote:旧アヴェ司令官が転属してきているとのことです。 これが国境付近に配備されたとのことでしたよね? Any ideas what this means? との is basically the same as という here.
Nathanael General discussion 148 29,142 2008-10-30, 1:45 pm
    Thread: Recommended Video Games
Post: Recommended Video Games

I had fun with Twelve〜戦国封神伝〜 for the PSP. As a bonus, 95% or so of all the text is voice acted and you can choose a male or female lead character. I'm not a fan of strategy RPGs as a rule, but this ...
Nathanael Learning resources 56 11,574 2008-10-30, 12:22 pm
    Thread: Question about this sentence
Post: Question about this sentence

Quote:"Originally, I thought I'd gather all the links for each company's special websites but, annoying (wait for it), they're gathering the links at Gamewatch (I think this is a website) so lets pull...
Nathanael General discussion 148 29,142 2008-10-29, 1:04 pm
    Thread: Furigana Firefox Extensions
Post: Furigana Firefox Extensions

mentat_kgs Wrote:Tks man! Glad to be of help :) Quote:Any chance for a real dictionary in Rikan-chan instead of Edict? The aren't any big technical issues with real dictionaries instead of EDICT. It'...
Nathanael Learning resources 64 14,505 2008-10-27, 10:29 pm
    Thread: Furigana Firefox Extensions
Post: Furigana Firefox Extensions

Tobberoth Wrote:If you just get furigana though, what's the use? When I stripped the English meanings from the dictionary, I had the following ideas in mind. ・I don't want English meanings to interf...
Nathanael Learning resources 64 14,505 2008-10-27, 9:46 pm
    Thread: Furigana Firefox Extensions
Post: Furigana Firefox Extensions

shakkun Wrote:Does anyone know of something like this that only shows furigana when you hover over a word? Basically what I want is rikaichan without the English translations. At your service. :) I...
Nathanael Learning resources 64 14,505 2008-10-27, 9:06 pm
    Thread: Kenkyusha Subscription - worth the money?
Post: Kenkyusha Subscription - worth the money?

samesong Wrote:I tried looking up 足 but the search yielded no results. It's the demo version, so you have to search for あし, not 足. In the full version, you can search by kanji too.
Nathanael General discussion 32 11,603 2008-10-27, 8:54 pm
    Thread: 三省堂 日本語学習のためのよく使う順漢字2100
Post: 三省堂 日本語学習のためのよく使う順漢字2100

kazelee Wrote:Much the same way, it's better get vocab from sentences rather than lists. I can personally vouch for the piano study. However, I'm new to studying language so I can't say for certain w...
Nathanael Learning resources 17 3,653 2008-10-27, 4:05 pm
    Thread: What language are you going to learn after Japanese?
Post: What language are you going to learn after Japanes...

I'm tempted to go for Arabic or Hebrew; a years in the Middle East sounds like fun. Mandarin may be more useful for business, but I'm having enough kanji fun with Japanese. I'll wait 'til I get bore...
Nathanael Off topic 51 9,083 2008-10-27, 1:30 pm
    Thread: Kenkyusha Subscription - worth the money?
Post: Kenkyusha Subscription - worth the money?

Quote:Which site uses 漢字源? Sorry, I should have specified. My copy of the 漢字源 is offline. There is an online version of the 漢字源, but it costs about $2.50 per month. Unfortunately, I haven't fou...
Nathanael General discussion 32 11,603 2008-10-27, 12:38 pm
    Thread: Kenkyusha Subscription - worth the money?
Post: Kenkyusha Subscription - worth the money?

I don't currently have a subscription; I already have an offline copy of the 新和英大辞典第五版 and some of their other dictionaries, but if I didn't I would have a subscription. As far as J->E dictionarie...
Nathanael General discussion 32 11,603 2008-10-27, 10:57 am