Welcome to TextFugu and Happy New Year!

So if you join a temple will you become Master Po? ^_^

Check out the following links:

Guide for using Anki 2 with TextFugu:

http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/guide-to-using-anki-2-with-textfugu/

Track your progress and share your ideas/concerns when you finish a season (gain a level ^_^):

http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/textfugu-season-completions-for-great-motivation-of-heart

List of additional Japanese resources you may find helpful:

http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/japanese-learning-resources/

List of Common Errors in TextFugu:

http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/common-errors-in-textfugu/

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Koichi has no current plans to change WaniKani’s format. He is however redoing TextFugu which may utilize WaniKani type stuff, hopefully. But he’s pretty hush on the specifics.

I started TF over a year ago, but then stopped for a few months, so when I came back I started from scratch. I also joined WK when I came back.

So initially I skipped the Kanji bit here in TF, but when I hit level 5 in WK I added the Kanji here up to my current season, and I’ll add them as I come to them from here on out.

For the most part, it’s added review as I am further along in WK with the Kanji than I am here. So it’s just reinforcing what I’ve learned at WK. I’ve also added all the Radicals here from the very start as they are really easy to learn and most of them he uses in WK, so I won’t have to learn them when I unlock them over there.

That said, there are a few On readings he uses over here that he doesn’t teach us in WaniKani, like せん for river and せき for evening. I think he didn’t carry them over to WaniKani as they aren’t used nearly as much as the Kun readings.

The radical Lack at WK, is Fail over here.
Raptor Cage at WK, is Reinforced Enclosure over here.
I think there was only one other that was different between the two.

So yeah TL;DR: Study them here and at WK.

Have you tried creating mnemonics like Koichi uses for the Kanji?

How long have you been going at French?

I understood. ^_^

Learning the language myself and comparing it to 4 year degree programs in two different universities in two different countries, I would say especially intelligent isn’t off the mark. This crap is hard. :P

Unfortunately Koichi has made a string of typos in places that he gives the rules for what is an On reading and what is a Kun reading. So it took me forever to figure it out.

But here’s the general rules:

Kanji (alone) = Kun
Kanji+Hiragana = Kun
Kanji+Kanji = On

One common exception is that Body Part Kanji+Kanji = Kun
And numbers or counters do crazy stuff as well.

There are a lot of exceptions that occur, but the above works in most cases.

Really the only point of the Kanji deck is so you can learn the On reading so if you find a Kanji+Kanji word in the wild you can go On reading + On reading = Proper reading. Which will often be the case.

Unfortunately though, there are some Kanji that will use their Kun readings even when it should use On.

When Koichi created WaniKani, which is the Kanji learning system based on what you see here and greatly expanded, he actually teaches the Kanji with the Kun reading instead of the On reading if it’s the most common reading for that Kanji.

So just think when you are reviewing the Kanji deck that these are the On reading and generally would not be seen on their own in the wild. To keep track myself, I often think how would I read this if it were paired with another Kanji, when I am reviewing that deck.

You’re welcome. ^_^

And in case you haven’t seen them:

Guide for using Anki 2 with TextFugu:

http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/guide-to-using-anki-2-with-textfugu/

Track your progress and share your ideas/concerns when you finish a season (gain a level ^_^):

http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/textfugu-season-completions-for-great-motivation-of-heart

List of additional Japanese resources you may find helpful:

http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/japanese-learning-resources/

List of Common Errors in TextFugu:

http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/common-errors-in-textfugu/

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