Archive | February, 2008
My precioussss… Kanji poster!
With what is probably one of the longest blog titles I have ever seen, Khatzumoto has highlighted a kanji poster from KanjiPoster.com. This looks like a really helpful item to have. I’ve just ordered one. There’s an extra $15 charge for international orders which makes it about £20 GBP in total. A bit pricey, but [...]
Continue reading...Remembering Japanese with Spaced Repetition Systems (SRS)
26. February 2008
In my last article I discussed my approach to learning Japanese and mentioned Anki, a Spaced Repetition System. “Anki is a program designed to help you remember facts (such as words and phrases in a foreign language) as easily, quickly and efficiently as possible. To do this, it tracks how well you remember each fact, and [...]
Continue reading...Links of interest
24. February 2008
How The Japanese Remember Months This is really interesting as well as helpful for learning Japanese. Time Management: Too Much Japanese? Time Management 2: The Stuff I Forgot To Say Last Time Help A Reader Out Some excellent advice from Khatzumoto. Try our (Free) Tofugu Kanji Memorization Worksheet A useful kanji worksheet. Japan Enters the Typewriter Race Fascinating article!
Continue reading...A method for learning Japanese
19. February 2008
When I first attempted to learn Japanese I started by studying the Kana. I would try to memorise each one individually and then translate books containing furigana. I soon found myself easily forgetting things. I felt like it was too difficult and I soon gave up. When I recently decided to try again I began looking [...]
Continue reading...Nihongo Notes
18. February 2008
Since my teens I have been fascinated by the Japanese culture. It wasn’t until my second year of university that I decided to try learning the language. I soon gave up because I had no structure to my learning and spent most of my time either watching rubbish day-time TV or chasing girls. Now I’m a [...]
Continue reading...My Other Site
Articles
- Japan Blog Matsuri - October
- Sumo, nappy-wearing cry-babies
- Sport in Japan - A Japan Blog Matsuri
- First impressions of Tokyo: A City of Contrasts
- Learning Japanese, avoiding the burnout and keeping it fun
- Learning Japanese, avoiding the burnout and keeping it fun
- Asian Kung-Fu Generation
- Sanja Matsuri (Three Shrine Festival) in Asakusa, Tokyo
- The floating torii at Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
- Learning Japanese: Kana
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I’ve just applied a new theme. Please let me know if you find anything that doesn’t work!
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28. February 2008
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