actually, you just spelled しゅしょう＝shushou wrong in ローマ字 i think... after you finish RtK, everything should be fairly easy to remember when you use Anki... just make sure you fail cards often that you have even the slightest doubt about.

I do it too.  最初　- The Krusty Clown show starts with saisho Bob introducing Krusty . I think it probably works the same as Heisig- At first you need it, then it falls away, part by part from using/hearing the word.  Like the saisho Bob story - I just see 最初 - think "side show Bob - oh - saisho!", not the whole story. The meaning is there too. I certainly don't think " utmost+first time = Side Show Bob = to start off ".  I recognize the compound without consciously using Heisig key words. Soon I'm sure I won't even use the mnemonic at all. I really mostly use them to remember how to say the word. I never seem to need the mnemonic when I hear it somewhere.

I think it's a good think, just round out your learning by hearing the words "in the wild" - a lot.... the crutches will come off, and will help you in the process.

Last edited by TaylorSan (2009 November 03, 12:23 pm)

I remember things much better with mnemonics, but I stink at coming up with them! When I did RTK I mostly relied on other people's stories, because I'm just not that creative. Sometimes I have vocab that I forget or get mixed up, and I know mnemonics would help, but I just can't come up with any.

For instance, I'm always confusing the readings of 四日 and 八日. It's the perfect thing for a mnemonic.

Hey that's pretty good, I think you just saved me on those two words which I've been trying to keep straight for years :p