Comments on: 3 Awesome Tools For Learning Kanji http://www.japanisdoomed.com/2008/02/17/3-awesome-tools-for-learning-kanji/ Confessions Of A Japanese Student Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:19:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mike http://www.japanisdoomed.com/2008/02/17/3-awesome-tools-for-learning-kanji/#comment-1960 Mike Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:38:05 +0000 http://www.japanisdoomed.com/2008/02/17/3-awesome-tools-for-learning-kanji/#comment-1960 Tom Clayson: Ah, I think I'll just wait until I go out there and get it cheaply that way. As for jMem, the reason I like it more than Mnemosyne is because once you have a huge amount of cards both Mnemosyne and Anki start to struggle a bit. I suppose if you manage your cards in different files they are better though. Tom Clayson: Ah, I think I’ll just wait until I go out there and get it cheaply that way. As for jMem, the reason I like it more than Mnemosyne is because once you have a huge amount of cards both Mnemosyne and Anki start to struggle a bit. I suppose if you manage your cards in different files they are better though.

]]> By: Tom Clayson http://www.japanisdoomed.com/2008/02/17/3-awesome-tools-for-learning-kanji/#comment-1950 Tom Clayson Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:17:05 +0000 http://www.japanisdoomed.com/2008/02/17/3-awesome-tools-for-learning-kanji/#comment-1950 Cost me 3800Yen out here delivered. In the UK you can find it for about £35 I think. The method it invokes may be simple but it still requires a lot of work. On Kanji that I forget the story of I still have to go back to the grind writing it over and over whilst saying the story in my head. Have you tried any other Flashcard programs? I like jMemorize but have heard good things about mnemosyne and some others which use a more complex system of rescheduling cards. Cost me 3800Yen out here delivered. In the UK you can find it for about £35 I think. The method it invokes may be simple but it still requires a lot of work. On Kanji that I forget the story of I still have to go back to the grind writing it over and over whilst saying the story in my head. Have you tried any other Flashcard programs? I like jMemorize but have heard good things about mnemosyne and some others which use a more complex system of rescheduling cards.

]]> By: Mike http://www.japanisdoomed.com/2008/02/17/3-awesome-tools-for-learning-kanji/#comment-1949 Mike Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:56:09 +0000 http://www.japanisdoomed.com/2008/02/17/3-awesome-tools-for-learning-kanji/#comment-1949 Nagix: Agreed - I use flashcards for reading purposes. jMemorize works with any language that your computer can write in. Nagix: Agreed - I use flashcards for reading purposes.

jMemorize works with any language that your computer can write in.

]]> By: Nagix http://www.japanisdoomed.com/2008/02/17/3-awesome-tools-for-learning-kanji/#comment-1945 Nagix Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:15:07 +0000 http://www.japanisdoomed.com/2008/02/17/3-awesome-tools-for-learning-kanji/#comment-1945 I gotta agree that writing Kanji down is a great way to learn how to write them. For just reading, flashcards or even reading them in a book is easy. Recognition is easier than reproduction (reading/understanding a Kanji character is a lot easier than actually remembering/writing every stroke). btw, does jMemorize work with English as well? Basically, can I use it for vocab as well as Kanji? I gotta agree that writing Kanji down is a great way to learn how to write them. For just reading, flashcards or even reading them in a book is easy. Recognition is easier than reproduction (reading/understanding a Kanji character is a lot easier than actually remembering/writing every stroke).

btw, does jMemorize work with English as well? Basically, can I use it for vocab as well as Kanji?

]]> By: Mike http://www.japanisdoomed.com/2008/02/17/3-awesome-tools-for-learning-kanji/#comment-1944 Mike Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:53:21 +0000 http://www.japanisdoomed.com/2008/02/17/3-awesome-tools-for-learning-kanji/#comment-1944 Tom Clayson: Ah, I have heard about this book and if my uni wasn't so linked to the book above I'd definitly use it. Is it expensive? Tom Clayson: Ah, I have heard about this book and if my uni wasn’t so linked to the book above I’d definitly use it. Is it expensive?

]]> By: Tom Clayson http://www.japanisdoomed.com/2008/02/17/3-awesome-tools-for-learning-kanji/#comment-1940 Tom Clayson Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:42:41 +0000 http://www.japanisdoomed.com/2008/02/17/3-awesome-tools-for-learning-kanji/#comment-1940 I am going to have to dispute your theory of 'the grind is the only way' I recently found and subsequently bought the book "Remembering the Kanji I: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters by James Heisig" and have completely fallen in love with it. I started three weeks ago and have got through 443 Kanji already. The book teaches you the English meaning and how to write the characters only, once you have learnt all 2042 the next volume goes for the readings and compounds in a similar logical way. Its all based on mnemonics for each character. Every character is broken down into primitives which you use to create a story. The book provides stories for the first 200 or so, then just the outlines of stories, then the majority it expects you to think of a story based on the primitives listed. Coupled with a website setup to accompany the book, which works in a similar way to jMemorize, called reviewing the Kanji, its an amazing system. At the moment it takes me three hours a day to learn 30 new Kanji and review any that are scheduled for review on the website. But it is quite possibly the most satisfying thing to start to be able to read the world around me, so I've become pretty obsessed. I cannot possibly recommend this book and system enough. You can get the first 200 or something characters as a free sample online if you are interested. I am going to have to dispute your theory of ‘the grind is the only way’ I recently found and subsequently bought the book “Remembering the Kanji I: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters by James Heisig” and have completely fallen in love with it. I started three weeks ago and have got through 443 Kanji already. The book teaches you the English meaning and how to write the characters only, once you have learnt all 2042 the next volume goes for the readings and compounds in a similar logical way. Its all based on mnemonics for each character. Every character is broken down into primitives which you use to create a story. The book provides stories for the first 200 or so, then just the outlines of stories, then the majority it expects you to think of a story based on the primitives listed. Coupled with a website setup to accompany the book, which works in a similar way to jMemorize, called reviewing the Kanji, its an amazing system. At the moment it takes me three hours a day to learn 30 new Kanji and review any that are scheduled for review on the website. But it is quite possibly the most satisfying thing to start to be able to read the world around me, so I’ve become pretty obsessed. I cannot possibly recommend this book and system enough. You can get the first 200 or something characters as a free sample online if you are interested.

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