Kanji!
13 05 2008There’s a funny review of the ‘Remembering The Kanji’ book that I’m using here. (via Reviewing the Kanji) Glowing Face Man gives a…well, ‘glowing’ review of the book, and speaks to some of Heisig’s detractors.
I’m up to frame 110 in the sample book so far, and am really enjoying this book. I had always thought the huge 2,000+ character ‘alphabet’ intimidating…but this book makes it logical and fun. I’m scrawling out strange glyphs all over the place and having a marvelous time.
In the mornings before I get to work, I spend as much time as I can (before I clock in) reviewing and learning new kanji. I have three tabs open at all times during the day:
1. Khatzumemo, the online SRS programmed by Khatzumoto of All Japanese All The Time.
2. The Heisig Kanji Index, which lists all the kanji by stroke count. I use that page to copy and paste the individual kanji into Khatzumemo. Heck of a lot easier than pasting from Windows Character Map. :)
3. The Remembering The Kanji sampler I mentioned earlier.
It’ll be a bit of a shame when I have to move to the print edition, since you can’t keep a book in a Firefox tab, but hey. :)
I really should keep on reading your entries about learning Japanese!
Now, I want to read the newspaper, too, by the end of December.
Yeah! I read through http://alljapaneseallthetime.com every day for encouragement, and have started visiting the Reviewing The Kanji forums more often Let’s GO FOR IT! Gambatte!
Hmm…not to be a stickler or anything, but having read it quite frequently in my brother’s semi-regular updates (evidently it’s a VERY common word in school competition)…isn’t it Ganbatte? or are both accepted?
Both are acceptable, just different ways of transliterating the same word. :)