mentat_kgs wrote:

Btw, I have serious trouble with the tou of hontou. I knew it is hit instantly. But when I see the keyword hit in the tests, I never remember the kanji. The same for agression keyword. This anoys me a lot.

How about this(if you don't already know), 当 is also used in this word 当たる(あたる) which means to hit. You can look at it more like "to hit the mark(and get a question right), rather than to hit someone.　攻　is used in 攻撃(こうげき) which means attack. I'm sure you can see the connection 工　gives the reading こう.

Whenever possible, I simplify these cards for myself by adding a japanese keyword in parentheses.  It may seem like cheating, but all's fair in love and war.  (What do you call a kanji war?  Kanjihad!)

I also used 当たる (あたる) as a keyword for 当.  If you ever watched Urusei Yatsura, the main character is named Ataru, it's a pun because he has bad luck and is always being "hit" by comical misfortunes.

Last edited by snispilbor (2008 July 15, 3:44 pm)

I would say for "to hit", remember it as in "to hit the lottery". I'd write it for you now, but I'm on my phone and lacking an IME.

snispilbor wrote:

What do you call a kanji war?  Kanjihad!

Along these lines, I find really, really bad puns help me remember some kanji when a story just doesn't work. :)

aircawn wrote:

snispilbor wrote:

What do you call a kanji war?  Kanjihad!

Along these lines, I find really, really bad puns help me remember some kanji when a story just doesn't work.

I decided to try your method and.... I feel kind of ashamed I could create such a bad pun...

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(Keep in mind the primative Elbow i personally chose Pickaxe and make dwarf stories)

Dwarves are private people, and we often wonder what they eat... turns out they pickaxe their way to the surface and eat wheat-a-picks.

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