... Here's mine: imagine a bunch of women huddled around engraving serial numbers into grains of rice. Now, of course, these women wouldn't be doing this...
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]...
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 ...
... I have a text file which has "Heisig keyword" and "Heisig Frame" which I am happy to send to anyone who wants it. I used the site referenced above to get...
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Wonderful! That was going to be my next "project". Perhaps you could load it to the files section of this group? Thanks, Jeff ... ...
... Done, as you have seen. I can also upload files that contain each of the characters. If anyone wants me to do that, just say so, but you must also say what...
Mine's so-so... The lone <b>samurai</b> protected the <b>alter</b> so heroically, that when he was seen </b>yawning<b>, his enemies showed him <b>GOODWILL</b>...
... That's pretty good, actually. I did come up with one, but I don't think it's that great: In a museum or something, there's a little ALTAR to the GOODWILL...
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...
... Ben, It seems that you are at cross-purposes with yourself. Heisig doesn't give *any* readings in Volume 1. If you're not clear on the difference between...
... Craig, Thanks for response. I actually meant meanings as these are the only things that Heisig gives. The one thing I want to get from finishing Heisig's...
... You're still labouring, I think, under some misconceptions about kanji. Your statement above would suggest that each kanji has but one meaning. That's not...
Craig, Thank you very much for your thoughtful response. You are right. I am looking at Kanji the same way I look at a single word in English. I didn't realize...
... I've found a few Heisig characters for which the stroke order is incorrect. I use Spahn & Hadamitzky as my reference. But then I've found a few different...
Thanks for the website on the stroke order. I like both examples shown for 'convex' and 'concave'. Thanks for the EK/RTK cross reference! What source did you...
msmythii ... for the website on the stroke order. You're welcome! ... like both examples shown for 'convex' and 'concave'. ... The original source is kanjidic,...
... Craig, Actually, I should have said 'readings and meanings'. The frame in 'Essential Kanji' that was returned from Jim Breen's page for 'esteem' is based...
msmythii wrote: I noticed that the character 'esteem' (RTK 184/EK 1948) has two listing in 'Essential Kanji'. The one under EK 1843 seems to be a better fit...
msmythii wrote: The kanji for 'esteem' showed up in the post to the list. How do you do this? There are a few ways. The easiest for you would probably be to...
... What is 'your Japanese'? A software product, email reader? Also, the discussion about esteem revolved around the multiple 'readings/meanings' shown in...
... 'Japanese word-processor'. You will need one as you continue to learn Japanese, and you should learn to read kana at an early stage. I use NJStar,...
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...