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practice, practice, practice! -
05-21-2007, 07:48 PM
if ur a mnemonics person, try
Memorising the Hiragana and Katakana - Contents but i find mnemonics actually make my life harder sometimes. most importantly, write all freakin' 46 of them like at least 5 times everyday or at least 20 times each week. Don't forget to try reading to improve character recognition which also improves how you write. i notice that the more i write, the better my handwriting (meaning that it doesn't look all americanized) |
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05-22-2007, 05:49 AM
I agree with the above post - writing is the key. Don't just look at the letters and try to memorize them, actually write them over and over. I learned Hiragana in two weeks and Katakana in another two weeks just by continuously writing them and by using flash cards. My Japanese instructor also used little pictures or stories to go along with each letter, like the letter for 'he' (へ) would be "haystack". Silly, but it works.
The same works for kanji; I find that writing them helps much more than just looking at them. |
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05-23-2007, 04:10 PM
The website About.com always has some helpful techniques in learning how to write in Japanese. Here is a window from the site
How To Write Hiragana |
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