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Tag Archives: motivation
JLJ 6: Tackling big Kanji (part 3 of 3 for transitioning from Heisig)
This is the last part of my videos on transitioning from Heisig (unless I figure out some other cool observations). Here I chat about tackling large groups of Kanji, and how using Heisig can help to break them up, and … Continue reading
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JLJ: Transitioning from Heisig to reading Part 2 of 3
Here I talk about learning multiple meanings for the same Kanji with two examples. Many people often wonder how these meanings are learned in context after doing the Heisig method, and I give two examples illustrating how a person will … Continue reading
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Taking a stab at Japanese translation
Greetings everyone. I had a very cool time today fiddling with some Japanese translation so I thought i’d jot down a few bits about it. My regular day to day currently involves getting all the bells and whistles setup to … Continue reading
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JLJ 3: Japanese Pathway
Here is my latest video blog, talking about the “Japanese Pathway” or how I saw the light at the end of the tunnel when I mentally decided that I would be able to learn Japanese
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The Happiness Conundrum & Language study
I think this post has been lingering in the recesses of my mind for a long time. What’s weird about my passion for studying Japanese (to me) is that so far its been a pretty solitary journey. Solitary in the … Continue reading
Revision in realtime
Hey guys, just another pic showing some of my revision practices. I’m almost done with the Heisig method! i’m at 1932 Kanji of 2,040 and looking forward to just revising Kanji that I already learned and going deeper into reading … Continue reading
1900 Kanji! 十九百漢字！
Doing my video blogging and really getting back into my study of Japanese has helped me to keep pushing towards the enviable goal of going through the list of 2,040 Kanji that the Japanese government requires people to know for … Continue reading
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Jamaican Learning Japanese video blog 2: Learning DNA
This is my second post on my thoughts about learning approaches. In this one, I go into a basic self-assessment practice, that helped me figure out why I got so frustrated during Japanese study.
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The Millionaire Question
Wanted to post this real quick. As i’m doing other things, I tend to have Japanese media playing in the background. Of course, there are times I sit and watch what’s going on, and I get curious as to what … Continue reading
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