Does anyone know the story behind this? I did a quick google search and came up lots of links relating to who she was etc. but nothing specifically about the...
I am new to the book and therefore wondering how exactly this book works. Is this the technique I use: 1. Look at the keyword and the kanji for a few minutes. ...
Heisig gives the primitive for 'road' (prior to frame 277) a stroke count of 3. All character dictionaries I've looked at give it a stroke count of 2 (it's...
I've found that I tend to forget this one quite a bit. The keyword itself is fairly abstract and Heisig's hint in the book is not the first connotation I think...
All: Has anybody used _Remember the Kanji_ as a step to learning to read Chinese? If so, how well does it work? If not, do you see any problems in doing so? ...
In my Psychology class, what they have taught us corresponds very well with this method. Mnemonics, aka study aids are anything that helps you remember...
Close to finishing book I !!!! Yeah!!! So, I've looked over book II a bit, but wanted to get any advice I could before launching into it. For instance, I was...
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Sorry, I worded that badly. I DO have IME, but can't find the tool Andrew was referring to. Jeff __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail...
If you right click the IME (Japanese input tool) icon in your system tray, you should have the IME Pad option. at the top left there is a menu. One of these...
Hi I was referring to the reading of the kanji itself. I have never found the magic technique of learning kanji unfortunately ;-) I'd consider my speed of...
It would be great if all posts and follow ups could include the kanji concerned for those of us that don't carry the book around every day ;-) Thanks, Andrew...
Is lack of time. There is always some noise or something going around my house, and I need absolute silence to study anything. Thats why I am only at kanji...
This method just does not work for me. I did everything by the book finally reached 600 kanji and forgot all my stories. I guess for me Ill have to buckle...
I could probably due it but due to the fact that I use kanji to write notes to my grandma I cannot stop using kanji unlike what Heisig says so this method just...
Hello all, I picked up Remembering the Kanji Vol. 1 on Aug 20th after visiting a NYC bookstore, Asahiya (45th St. between Madison and 5th Ave.) after visiting...
Here's a link I found that has been very useful for practicing - one of the few that are set up to quiz you on Heisig's book. And free! It could stand a few ...
Here's a suggestion for combining two primitives into one that Heisig himself did NOT introduce, but that I find useful. In a handful of kanji, [ten/needle]...
... helped me to ... are familiar ... lot. I just ... rice being ... pronunciation (ルイ) ... in context ... memory. ... How about following : 数 - rice...
I saw the migrating ducks holding hands (with interlocked fingers) and made a bet (abet) that they couldn't fly all the way south to the south pole. My...
Hi, My first post - I've been waiting to get a little further into this before commenting or asking questions. I just moved to Japan less than two weeks ago...
Hello fellow Kanji-learners, I'm just wondering where I can get the "Rememebering the Kanji" books for a good price. AmazonCoJp has them, but they are quite...
Hello, nice to meet everyone. I am currently on kanji number 538 on sthe Heisig book. THe last kanji I memorized was waterfall. I bought this book along with...
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Hi. Question for the group regarding learning Japanese. I have been using the different techniques to learn the Kanji characters and I'm in the middle of Grade...
