tatercat Wrote:ETA: Hit 1650 a half hour ago. 75% done! As suspected, my friends all going home for Thanksgiving meant that I had a lot of free time; I can almost certainly be done by this time tomorrow.
You're insane going at that speed. But I guess insanity is what you need in order to reach your goals
Anyway, I want to thank you for this post! This just motivated me to do a few more kanji now.
I'm at 550 now, reached 500 a few days ago.
I've been trying to get through this book since several years. I started several times already, my best until now was reaching frame 1300.
Now I already speak Japanese on a conversational level. However, I ran into trouble learning more advanced words, because I always confuse the kanji!
That's my motivation for doing RTK now.
It's my first time using this site for it, and this really helps and keeps my going.
When I add new kanji, I usually add a lot, like 50 - 100. But I'm somehow too lazy to do that much everday. Sometimes, I always think it's tedious to add new kanji, although it's pretty easy and effective! The reviews are fun for me. Because that's where you can really see how much you've learned with this little effort!
Because I already know some Japanese, I use a slightly different approach to RTK....
I don't only use 1 keyword, but look up every new kanji in the dictionary. I usually add the readings that seem common to me, as well as additional meanings as key. ( In English and German; German is my mother tongue. ).
This helps me a lot! I remember the kanji way better than before, because I get a better image of what it actually means and where it occurs. : )
500 frames, 頑張ります
