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Neither of those are bad. But just images aren’t enough for me personally. Also, if not the kanji, then the radicals at least. That way you’d have all the building blocks, and it’s only 214 (I think) comics. Besides, if just seeing an image worked for most people, the idea of mnemonics wouldn’t be needed. They have to be memorable enough to associate with those images permanently. Sure, as a visual aid, pictures would help some people, but they’re not necessarily mnemonics, and aren’t as effective as the stories we’re being taught would be in visual form, like through funny little comics (be they single panel with captions, or two-four panel short narratives).
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This reply was modified 12 years, 10 months ago by
Keith.
Oh, well, I don’t claim to know, because I know very little about kanji (maybe 80 or so before I started here). I just remember my prof being very strict with little things like this. She actually failed me on a quiz because the top of my ほ went a tiny bit above the top horizontal stroke all the time. And I was lucky. I was into Sumi-e, so I was always very particular about the shape and balance of my kana, other people wanted to drop the class over the kana quizzes because they couldn’t figure out why they were failing, to them, they all looked the same. So yeah, who knows, maybe she was just crazy, wouldn’t be the first prof. I had like that… but that’s always how I tell them apart now, and it works well enough for me. Even if it’s BS, it helps me remember and people can understand it, so maybe it’s worth thinking about that way anyway.
I make it a point to never try to read anything I know is above my level. I know usually people would say to challenge yourself, but if you’ve been studying for a year or two and realize you still can’t read like an adult, it’s a pretty big blow to the ego. It’s made me stop before.
As for preventing burnout, you can always take a week off. It’s a good way to tell where you really are too, as after a week, you can come back and see how much has actually stuck when you’re not reviewing everyday. The language isn’t going anywhere, there’s no shame in losing a week in a multi-year long project.
Doesn’t the volcano radical in writing usually have the right stroke start above the much shorter left stroke? Where as fish legs has a wide separation? I know that’s how we were taught to write はち in class. like this:
Like for the なんですか。 and これ、それ、and あれ section, I could imagine the conversation being between the two fish who are looking at something absolutely bizarre.
And now, I will forever remember that too. As for this, I’d be willing to help, I draw a little. Also, it doesn’t have to be just for the kanji. It could just be for comedy as well, just to make the already interesting writing more enjoyable. For example;
“t’s like you’ve graduated from baby talk and now you’re doing toddler talk. Not bad, considering you probably didn’t take two to three years to get here, right? Dumb babies.” -From season two.
I just imagined a smug-faced adult standing in a a line of toddlers graduating Pre-K, I like the writing style Koichi has. It’s light enough that things never feel to heavy, and the quotes were a brilliant idea, as they keep me from ever really feeling like I can’t do something. I think funny pictures every so often though would really lighten things up and take these lessons from light-hearted learning, to just plain entertaining while learning.
But I may be a little off. I always liked the idea of tangential learning, so the less learning feels like learning the better, but this mentality might not be shared, as Koichi makes a point of reminding the reader that challenges are a good thing, and often time, entertainment doesn’t feel challenging,
Also, I could see a learning webcomic starring the Textfugu and Tofugu fish mascots as well.
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