beetlejuice321
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From: United States
Registered: 2011-02-22
Posts: 17
I hear a lot of talk on Anki on these forums and switching with RTK.
I know both are SRS memory tools.
I know Anki is a stand alone program and can be used with any flashcards you load with it.
I know RTK (Reviewing/Remembering the Kanji) is web-based, yet still accessible by my Android phone for reviewing via mobile web-browser (Opera, Firefox, etc). And sharing stories is very helpful!
But I don't understand why so many people keep bringing up Anki or switching to it and then back to RTK website? Are people using the RTK card-decks with Anki? Or some other Kanji cards? It seems to me that switching from one SRS system like RTK to some other Kanji program can get very confusing! Or am I wrong?
Last edited by beetlejuice321 (2012 April 11, 3:16 pm)
HelenF
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From: UK
Registered: 2012-04-11
Posts: 39
I started with the SRS on this site because it was simple, and later switched to Anki to get more options and more information on my cards. I think I used the Anki deck called "RTK 1 and 3 w/ Kanji Definition and Yomi". I have modified the structure of the deck since I downloaded it.
It's possible to review using Anki, and still use the stories on this site.
At one point, it was possible to migrate from this site to Anki while preserving the card intervals. I don't know whether it's possible currently.
Last edited by HelenF (2012 April 11, 3:49 pm)
beetlejuice321
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From: United States
Registered: 2011-02-22
Posts: 17
Thanks HelenF!
Chamcham. That's why I put in the description "know RTK (Reviewing/Remembering the Kanji".
TwoMoreCharacters, yes the stories are whats great about this site. The mnemonics is the who point of RTK (the book), and this site. The benefit of this site to a simple SRS alone is that it combines the mnemonics of the book and SRS study.
I heard there is an Anki deck that includes the top stories from this site? Anyone know which deck that is? I may switch to using Anki instead in the future, and a deck like that would be nice.
meeatcookies
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From: Poland
Registered: 2011-11-12
Posts: 96
I prefer Anki, it has very useful plugins, for example: Kanji info plugin with stroke order on each kanji, if i dont know correct stroke order, i see it in Anki, without looking it up with web browser. You can also review online with cellphone and, and whatever else that has internet connection, via ankiweb. It can be synchronized with decks on your hdd, so there is no problem with offline reviewing.
Anyway, both Anki and RevTK are fine for reviewing.
Fadeway
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From: Sofia Bulgaria
Registered: 2012-01-01
Posts: 90
I've never used this site for reviewing. Each card in my Anki deck comes with a link to this site's equivalent, so if I need to review the story, it's only a click away.
The way I see it, you have no choice but to use Anki. RTK is, depending on your goal, around 10% of all the reviewing you'll do to learn Japanese. When you finish it, you'd move on to core2k/6k, maybe add a supplementary deck or two. Those things aren't included here, so sooner or later you move to a separate program. You don't have to do it right now, but it's inevitable.
beetlejuice321
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From: United States
Registered: 2011-02-22
Posts: 17
Thanks for everyone's feedback!!!
And yes Fadeway, I see what you and others are saying, and that moving to a new program is inevitable. I will continue to use this site as I can since I have already started, it also works with my mobile-browser on my phone. When it become impracticable or I outgrow this site will undoubtedly migrate to Anki.
But what deck do you use when you said "Each card in my Anki deck comes with a link to this site's equivalent, so if I need to review the story, it's only a click away."???
s0apgun, thanks for sharing "Heisigs Remember the Kanji 1-3 wtop 2 co". I will give it a try.
