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07-21-2011, 10:44 PM
Sweet. Many thanks.
Also, yes. I am using Yasuko Kosaka Mitamura's Let's Learn Hiragana there are many words in it that are written using only Hiragana, while realize it's important to learn Kanji, and I fully plan to, I am taking it slow, but would like to learn some of the basic words, especially as what to call things as I am learning. I have figured now though that Flashcards including the words and not only the symbols may be a good way of picking up some words while still practicing Hiragana. -Buddha |
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07-21-2011, 11:41 PM
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While you're learning katakana, just start going down the list of words appearing on the JLPT N5. Just Google "JLPT N5 vocab list" or something. Knowing kanji ASAP is important because, just like with Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and roots in English, it will make your vocabulary grow fast and much more easily. |
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07-22-2011, 12:14 AM
For hiragana, you can look up my blog (Hiragana Etymology | Beyond Calligraphy) I will be writing both syllabaries (both kana's) by hand. Since I am writing with a brush it will be easier for you to comprehend the details. Also, knowing which kanji was used as a base for creating kana characters will guide you through the learning process of writing.
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07-22-2011, 12:27 AM
ryuuru - Thanks for the tip, I bookmarked and will check it out for sure. I read a little about this as the book I'm using touched on it but didn't go into detail. Thank you very much for this.
KyleGoetz - I see your point and thank your for your input. While I am almost through with Hiragana and have been working today and will continue to work towards writing my letters more carefully and skillfully, I will continue to Katakana, and Kanji as soon as possible. Very good advice. Thank you again sir. -Buddha |
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07-22-2011, 02:25 AM
kanji are not letters Kanji are characters (logographic script, in great simplification), and kana's are syllabaries.
I am lumbered with things recently, and my etymology project slowed down, but I hope to pick it up soon and all of the kana should be up and ready to learn. |
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07-22-2011, 03:14 AM
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I see way too many Japanese learners who may know a bunch of kanji, but they don`t know more than a handful of words. Being able to say "oh, that kanji means such-and-such in English!" is ok for trying to skim over something and getting a very very basic idea of what it could possibly be about... But unless you actually know the proper usages, knowing the meaning isn`t going to help you much. I say learn hiragana with katakana on the side, and work hard on learning grammar and vocabulary... THEN, and only then, start learning kanji for the stuff you already know. When you are advanced enough that you can learn new kanji you encounter by looking them up in a Japanese language dictionary instead of learning kanji = meaning in English, start learning new ones. It`s really sad to see learners struggling over memorizing countless kanji when they can`t even make a proper sentence half the time. There are other things that are more important. |
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07-22-2011, 06:40 AM
My apologies. Only been two weeks. I know very little, which is why I am here.
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07-22-2011, 06:42 AM
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