Kanji ( p.s. HAPPY NEW YEAR!:] )

kiyoshisensei · (#1 (**permalink**))

Konnichiha

I'm interested in learning Kanji to the fullest!

So if you know of a good Kanji site with like the whole kanji alphabet, that would be awesome.

Domo
ki'sensei

Amnell · (#2 (**permalink**))

Well, first, you have not think of Kanji as an alphabet, 'cause it isn't.

If you can read kana, then this site should be helpful:

Drill and learn the Japanese kanji, learn Japanese

Good luck!

sakurako · (#3 (**permalink**))

If you know Chinese, Kanji is not difficult. Most Japanese Kanji is the same meaning with Chinese.

anrakushi · (#4 (**permalink**))

as i always say to kanji threads, don't just drill on a computer or with flash cards. practice writing them and really learn them. it is no good saying i know 1000 or 500 or even 100 kanji if you can only write a couple of the basic ones. if you use the language in life there will be times you need to write and you are not going to know how to write many. if you want to learn them, drill the writing of them in compounds (2 or more kanji together)

kiyoshisensei · (#5 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amnell

Well, first, you have not think of Kanji as an alphabet, 'cause it isn't.

If you can read kana, then this site should be helpful:

Drill and learn the Japanese kanji, learn Japanese

Good luck!

not an alphabet, why you say that?
thanks, i found the link very helpful
happy new year
ki'sensei

anrakushi · (#6 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiyoshisensei

not an alphabet, why you say that?
thanks, i found the link very helpful
happy new year
ki'sensei

each character has a meaning of it's own, unlike an alphabet. to be more specific they are ideograms, here is the meaning of the word:

ideogram |ˈɪdɪə(ʊ)gram| |ˈʌɪd-|
noun
a written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it, e.g., numerals and Chinese characters.

SSJup81 · (#7 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by anrakushi

as i always say to kanji threads, don't just drill on a computer or with flash cards. practice writing them and really learn them. it is no good saying i know 1000 or 500 or even 100 kanji if you can only write a couple of the basic ones. if you use the language in life there will be times you need to write and you are not going to know how to write many. if you want to learn them, drill the writing of them in compounds (2 or more kanji together)

But with the computer, they only show you the Kanji and its meaning. It's not often you come across something with proper writing direction.

anrakushi · (#8 (**permalink**))

give me any character and i can write it correctly i would believe. this is because there is an order to how writing the characters words. once you get used to it you can look at any new character and know the order. there are indeed resources on the internet for learning stroke order. perhaps not for every kanji but the general rules that are followed.

Amnell · (#9 (**permalink**))

This website shows you not only stroke order, but direction, as well:

http://www.yamasa.cc/members/ocjs/ka...anji3!OpenForm

It also gives kun and on readings, english meanings, grade number, jouyou number, etc below images of a box style (what you'd see on the computer), an animated brush style (if you were doing calligraphy), and pen style (every day writing with a typical implement).

SSJup81 · (#10 (**permalink**))

That's pretty cool. I can't wait to get into that...but by the looks of it, I still need to work on my sentences. lol

I guess it's true about how it's more difficult to learn a new language when older as opposed to younger.