Category Archives: RTK1

JLJ Blog 4 : Transitioning from Heisig to reading part 1

Posted on July 19, 2011 by marcusbird

In this video I give a basic explanation of how I started the process of going from learning Kanji with the Heisig method to learning how to read Japanese sentences. *note* This is explained with the idea that most Japanese … Continue reading →

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1000 Kanji!

Posted on March 19, 2010 by marcusbird

I’ve hit 1000 Kanji at a point when a lot things around me seem to be going crazy. It’s strange, this RTk1 is one of the few things right now that i try and do daily while there is a … Continue reading →

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950 Kanji – Motivation hurdle

Posted on March 16, 2010 by marcusbird

I’m at 950 Kanji now and I’m not feeling the same way I did last week. I’m pleased to be here, but my mind is tired from a lot of other stuff going on with me in my life. At … Continue reading →

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900 Kanji!

Posted on March 12, 2010 by marcusbird

Another 100 Kanji. Phew… i’ve posted enough on my methods for linking to help with moving faster. But you really have to spend that 3 minutes visualizing the hard stuff. I’m trying to hit a thousand by Monday and then … Continue reading →

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Ka-Douken! Ryu Kanji

Posted on March 12, 2010 by marcusbird

This is a continuation on more character based Kanji series. I won’t post much on this anymore. I’m about to start using the primitive for the Flash to represent 　行　(iku). But I used the images of Ryu and street fighter … Continue reading →

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Old School SRS

Posted on March 12, 2010 by marcusbird

This isn’t really SRS-ing (which for the newbies means Spaced Repetition System). This is something I do when again, I’m idle, which happens quite a lot. I’ll have a word list of Heisig Kanji with me, and practice writing them. … Continue reading →

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850 Kanji! and another rant

Posted on March 11, 2010 by marcusbird

I’ve hit a nice 850 Kanji now, and i’m finding its getting easier to learn certain Kanji. In a previous post, I mentioned “Marty McFly and Linking Images” and it is turning out to be MONEY with certain Kanji memorizations. … Continue reading →

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をＶＳに　How well can you spreeak?

Posted on March 10, 2010 by marcusbird

  Another random post. I sometimes practice sentence translations to see where my mind is, and I was translating a passage from a Japanese English textbook about the  Sound of Music movie. In one sentence, it read: “Maria didn’t listen … Continue reading →

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800 Kanji! 八十万の漢字だよ！

Posted on March 9, 2010 by marcusbird

I’ve hit 800 Kanji and i’m starting to feel the buzz. Doing this is pretty intense, especially if you want to finish quickly. I’m realizing through my SRS reviews that you must ENSURE that your stories are solid or you’ll … Continue reading →

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好くな映画は何ですか? (Movie Katakana practice)

Posted on March 8, 2010 by marcusbird

This post is just about playing with Katakana. I new a good bit fo Katakana before I started RTK1, so I’ve been practing them lately. I thought movies are a good way to practice. What movies to you like? 好くな映画は何ですか？ … Continue reading →

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