Hi, ... I was looking for both. A good book for getting started on Japanese grammar, but which is better suited to someone 'at ease' with the kanji aftre...
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jrmadsen67
Feb 15, 2006 12:13 am
I'm in the same boat, looking for good reading material, so I'll add my two cents.. Started with "Lupin", about 4th grade reading level. Too much hiragana made...
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marshal_the
Feb 15, 2006 2:28 am
... The amazon.com delay is "4 to 6 weeks".. I guess they don't stock that kind of book, they probably have to get it from Japan (Japanese Publisher). It...
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Jeffrey D. Shaffer
oyume
Feb 15, 2006 3:50 am
Hello, all. Sounds like many people might be having the same problem... Mastery of about 2000 Kanji, but are finding it difficult going with Japanaese books,...
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Fabrice Denis
Oukoulele
Feb 15, 2006 9:02 pm
Thanks for the tip about thejapanshop.net , I forgot about them, I had ordered RTK Volume 2 from them before. Btw, there's a lot of free material here,...
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msinclairstevens
msinclairste...
Feb 16, 2006 12:59 am
There is also a sequel "A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar"...but I haven't gotten to the level where I've ever used it. More reading ideas: Have...
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Stuart Woodward
stuartwoodward
Feb 16, 2006 6:54 am
... Search for "Kodansha Bilingual Books" and you'll come up with many titles that have both English and Japanese. There is not much in the way of vocabulary...
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Bernat Agullo Rosello
bagullo204
Feb 16, 2006 7:59 am
hi, is my first message I'm still with the first book, around 1400+ practicing on the train with king kanji did anybody try the 2nd and 3rd volume from heisig?...
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mrleosmith
Feb 25, 2006 4:12 am
I just put a kanjitown template (excel spreadsheet) into files. Signal primitives are colored. Enjoy! Leo...
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mrleosmith
Feb 28, 2006 1:36 am
Hi Bernat, You might look here for an answer to your question: http://www.crisscross.com/jp/forum/forumid_81/tt.htm ... train with ... someone...
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shousa10
Feb 28, 2006 2:31 am
First off, thanks for the Kanjitown file. I am part-way through Heisig Book 1. With Heisig book2 is it better to do that way completely first (ie without a...
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immacolata3
Mar 3, 2006 10:22 pm
... Signal ... Great! I have downloaded it and peeked into it. Not exactly sure what to do with it tho :)...
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immacolata3
Mar 3, 2006 10:27 pm
... for ... Im at 1532 now (exactly 75%). I think now it would be a bit late to start looking into other systems than Heisig? There are fewer and fewer...
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msinclairstevens
msinclairste...
Mar 4, 2006 2:19 pm
As I've said before, it's not so much a different system, as it is a nicely organized reference that includes the readings. And the manner in which it groups...
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mrleosmith
Mar 7, 2006 3:28 am
Hi Shousa, Sorry for the late response. I don't check in here too often. You, or anyone else, can reach me at Japan today, or send a private email ...
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shousa10
Mar 7, 2006 3:57 am
Hi Leo, Thanks very much for your very comprehensive answer it was much appreciated. I am part-way through book1 and only up to the 600 mark (though I have...
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mrleosmith
Mar 8, 2006 1:54 am
Glad to help. Sounds like you have a good plan. Cheers, Leo ... mark ... you ... book1). I ... Japan ... You, or ... email ... to do ... be an ... compounds ...
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Bernat Agullo Rosello
bagullo204
Mar 17, 2006 7:30 am
Hello hello, could somebody please tell me if the 2000 kanjis from Heisig 1 are all the ones that the ministry of education requires or is actually 3000? I...
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Gábor Farkas
gabor1023
Mar 17, 2006 7:43 am
... hi Bernat, the "2000"-list is the joyou kanji list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dy%C5%8D_kanji as far as i know, that means that every...
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Bernat Agullo Rosello
bagullo204
Mar 17, 2006 7:47 am
Thanks Gabor, that was fast and good :) I suspected something in that direction, good to receive confirmation! close to finishing Heisig 1! ... -- Bernat...
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Stuart Woodward
stuartwoodward
Mar 17, 2006 8:05 am
... The figure 2000 refers to the jy kanji (Ýh) which are the 1,945 kanji that secondary school children are required to be taught as per...
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Leif
volfy
Mar 29, 2006 7:25 pm
Hey. I just noticed I learned the stroke order for "spot" incorrectly, due to an error in RTK. You guys might want to download the errata and correct your...
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Bernat Agullo Rosello
bagullo204
Apr 14, 2006 12:44 am
hi there, just wondering if somebody did use the PDA-software KingKanji for vol. 2 of Heisig it worked almost perfectly for me to go through vol.1, and I...
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Remembering_The_Kanji...
Apr 25, 2006 6:37 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Remembering_The_Kanji group. File :...
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marshal_the
Apr 25, 2006 7:00 pm
... vol. 2 of ... it can ... packaged, but ... Hi, I have been using Kingkanji, I mostly using "Kanjigim light" now (the official remebering the kanji program,...
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Remembering_The_Kanji...
Apr 26, 2006 6:28 am
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Remembering_The_Kanji group: Which novel would you be most interested in purchasing a furigana copy...
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jrmadsen67
Apr 26, 2006 6:50 am
Hi, I've been as frustrated as many other here trying to reading something significant in Japanese, after studying for 3 years. Lack of adult materials with...
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Kenneth Johnson
johnsonkuchina
Apr 26, 2006 11:11 am
Hi Jeff, Great idea. Just one thing: Norwegian Wood was written by Murakamki Haruki, not Oe. ... From: jrmadsen67 To: Remembering_The_Kanji@yahoogroups.com ...
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jrmadsen67
Apr 26, 2006 12:09 pm
Sorry, my muddled notes. You'll get Murakamki-san39;s version if that's the choice, of course. :-) ... Haruki, not Oe....
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jrmadsen67
Apr 26, 2006 12:11 pm
Sorry for the inconvenience - I fixed the author for Norwegian Wood, but the two of you will have to vote again, as it resets the votes to zero. Thanks for...