Hi everyone, I started using Kanji Odyssey 2001 3 days ago after finishing RTK. Now I'm really not sure how to get into a routine with this. I have purchased the online access ID and not the book. I am finding it useful and so far I've finished the first 60 kanji characters. The problem seems to be that there's no way to ensure that I'll remember what I've already learned. I've never been a big fan of anki, although I'm willing to give it a go with kanji odyssey 2001.
I was wondering if there is an anki deck available for kanji odyssey? Also reading past threads, I can see that people have worked on creating a spreadsheet. Would someone please be kind enough to provide me with the spreadsheets and the anki decks? I can provide evidence of my purchase if required.
Also what's the best way to go through kanji odyssey? Any tips would be much appreciated.
Last edited by LittleRedRidingHood (2013 September 06, 3:14 pm)
rich_f
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From: north carolina
Registered: 2007-07-12
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Having done most of Kanji Odyssey, I would say the best benefit from it is the vocab it introduces and the way it introduces it. Study the common words on the 5-kanji groups. That should get you about 25 words or so for each group on average.
And yes, Anki makes this a lot easier. I'd take an afternoon to get acquainted with it. It will save you a ton of time later.
My main problem with KO is the sentences. The example sentences are long and use a lot of vocab that doesn't show up until later in the book.
My solution was to take example sentences from online dictionaries like dic.yahoo.co.jp and alc.co.jp and that worked well for me. I picked shorter sentences with more vocab I already knew, and only had to figure out the one unknown/new word. Copy/paste was tedious, but I didn't have to type them out.
I later moved on to EPWING2Anki, which does a splendid job with the Kenkyuusha big dictionary, (not the 中辞典 or EDICT), and saves a heap of time by just plucking out the example sentences for you. (Seriously, CB, you are a savior.)
The only downside to using any of these sentences is that they're hopelessly dull. If you can get past that, you'll be okay.
Once you get some decent vocab under your belt, I'd recommend using something like YomiChan in Anki to mine books for sentences that are more memorable and interesting.
quark
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From: Canada
Registered: 2011-10-11
Posts: 201
I'm working through KO2001 for the second time, this time without Anki. I'm writing any unknown vocab words in a notebook, reading the sentences and then working through the workbooks. If you're not interested in using Anki, the sentences and workbooks should be able to help you remember what you've learned.
