Quick Tip #2

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Reply #1 - 2009 February 22, 7:49 pm
Oniichan Member
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2009-02-02 Posts: 269

Would you like a quick way to check the stroke order of any of the 3007 Heisig Kanjis?

Here's one way:

1. Download this text file http://www.mediafire.com/?6dvxypmlnu5 (Thanks Shakkun!)
2. Download and install the kanji stroke order font from http://sites.google.com/site/nihilistorguk/ (top link)
3. Open the file in notepad and change the font to 'KanjiStrokeOrder' and the font size to 90-100
4. Save your file

This works well with wordpad too if you remove all of the toolbars and check 'wrap to window'. And with some tweaking could allow quick searching by Heisig#. Perhaps a list of numbers could be merged with the kanji (alternating with the kanji, "invisible", and of a much smaller font). Then, one could just jump to the kanji using the 'find' command. Does anyone know how to do this?

Also, it should be possible to switch the font of the premade anki deck with this one if desired. Personally, I just use the notepad file as a reference while studying on RevTK.

Reply #2 - 2009 February 22, 8:08 pm
mistamark Member
From: Japan Registered: 2008-03-26 Posts: 127 Website

Nice tip.
A slightly more 21st Century way might be to use ZKanji from http://zkanji.extra.hu/
There's another detailed explanation of how to use it here http://www.studyjapanese.org/content/view/240/111/

Reply #3 - 2009 February 22, 8:48 pm
Oniichan Member
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2009-02-02 Posts: 269

mistamark wrote:

Nice tip.
A slightly more 21st Century way might be to use ZKanji from http://zkanji.extra.hu/
There's another detailed explanation of how to use it here http://www.studyjapanese.org/content/view/240/111/

Fantastic program Mistamark! Though it looks like you can't display the kanji in Heisig order, they can be called up by number which is all I really needed. And, the built-in dictionary, animations, and sentence examples are a huge bonus. Thanks for the links.

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Reply #4 - 2009 February 23, 5:34 am
urpwnd Member
From: Maryland Registered: 2007-12-07 Posts: 30

another option is to use Anki, which has a plugin to do this as well.  It's nice because then you get the kanji in "print" form using the regular font, and a stroke order version (written in pen/pencil) right below it.

Reply #5 - 2009 February 23, 6:28 am
stoked Member
From: Switzerland Registered: 2009-01-09 Posts: 378 Website

Yeah, why not use Anki for that if you use it anyway?  wink

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Reply #6 - 2009 February 23, 8:29 am
cloudstrife543 Member
From: tallahassee Registered: 2008-10-26 Posts: 82

i use mahou (just google it) for when i have trouble with a stroke order. I jsut look up the kanji and at the bottom it will show the stroke order. I assume it's pretty reliable >.>

Reply #7 - 2009 February 23, 4:49 pm
Oniichan Member
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2009-02-02 Posts: 269

urpwnd wrote:

another option is to use Anki, which has a plugin to do this as well.  It's nice because then you get the kanji in "print" form using the regular font, and a stroke order version (written in pen/pencil) right below it.

I didn't know there was a plugin for that. Thanks!

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