How to put kanji in your writing.

[packetpirate]

Please, do yourself and everyone else a favor and stop using My Japanese Coach... it's a terrible resource to learn from. The stroke order on a few of the kana is wrong... also, it teaches poor grammar skills as I noticed when after a month or two of learning from it, I tried talking to a friend and he said my Japanese was terrible. You're much better off with a book like Genki... which is what I'm learning from right now. I could send you the e-book if you want, or you can buy it here...

Amazon.com: genki

There are two books and two workbooks.

[duo797]

Originally Posted by packetpirate

Please, do yourself and everyone else a favor and stop using My Japanese Coach... it's a terrible resource to learn from. The stroke order on a few of the kana is wrong... also, it teaches poor grammar skills as I noticed when after a month or two of learning from it, I tried talking to a friend and he said my Japanese was terrible. You're much better off with a book like Genki... which is what I'm learning from right now. I could send you the e-book if you want, or you can buy it here...

Amazon.com: genki

There are two books and two workbooks.

I wouldn't get rid of My Japanese Coach entirely. While I have heard that it is a poor resource for grammar, it can be a good source for vocab. Of course vocab is just as important as grammar, so another study source is good.

[komitsuki]

Originally Posted by sarasi

As for whether the kanji in 人口 reflect the meaning of "population" or not, that was the point I was trying to make with my above post.

To be fair, the concept of population had never been in Asia (China, Korea, Japan) because it started as a 19th century Western concept. This reflects some sheer awkwardness with the kanji translation.