I would like to mention that Heisig methods aren't really Heisig's. It has been the way Chinese learn chinese characters for thousand of years. Chinese characters were formed from pictures, hence the method.
So it would be really wrong to credit Heisig for it. But I do credit him for teaching Westerners how Chinese/Japanese learn chinese character or Kanji
@manjing You're definitely right, sorry about the confusion! I've mentioned in other videos how kanji is formed from Chinese characters and whatnot; I just wanted to recommend Heisig's book in particular in this video. I often hear it referred to as "Heisig's method" since, as you said, he's spread this method in the Western world, but we should be more careful not to give him *too* much credit. Thanks for the input, hope that clears things up for others as well!
@CultureQuirk I would like to stress the fact that even though kanji evolved from chinese characters, the way the ministry of Japanese education addresses the learning of the kanji characters throughout all of Japan is merely by repetition of writing (although chinese characters are obviously pictographs, many of them evolved throughout time in Japan, which morphed into very different "shapes" to the original ones)
Which means some kanji are easily associated with their real counter parts and others are not! While everyone in japan learns them by re-writing them over and over again, Heisig uses mnemonics to learn them kanjis. When we use our creative side of the brain for memory, we get outstanding results :) I believe it is called Heisig's method because he started to use mnemonics into Kanji. If I'm not mistaken they certainly do not do that in Japanese Schools, although I can't say the same for chinese
@kakundo87 That makes a lot of sense - thanks for the input! While I realized that Japanese people learn kanji by repetition, I've never though about how aware they are of the pictographs, and I wasn't familiar with how the Chinese do it. So while the method itself is not really his, I guess it could still make sense to refer to it as "Heisig's method" for Japanese learning. In any case, his books are very helpful for Westerners. Like you said, using our creative side is such a great tool :)
I`m not a fan of Heisig`s method. It kind interferes with other parts of Japanese language study. Remembering all of those detailed stories would be hard and kanji carry many meanings. When you get to compounds, it`s worse. 修理する、治療する、改正する、修正する all mean なおす, only one is used when talking about a bicycle. Those books won`t help you remember when to use those compounds.
I don`t know, maybe I`m just one of those people that don`t do well with Heisig`s methods.
@sniperhun65 I think you're simply misunderstanding it. The purpose is not really to memorize the keywords, or even the stories. The keywords and stories as there simply to help organize the memorization of the primitives and kanji. After a while, you drop the stories entirely, but you can still recall the kanji. The keywords themself also give way to a key concept distinct from the english word yo use to describe it, so you can actually use keywords in any language, including japanese.
@sniperhun65 I think you're simply misunderstanding it. The purpose is not really to memorize the keywords, or even the stories. The keywords and stories as there simply to help organize the memorization of the primitives and kanji. After a while, you drop the stories entirely, but you can still recall the kanji. The keywords themself also give way to a key concept distinct from the english word yo use to describe it, so you can actually use keywords in any language, including japanese.
@sniperhun65 Also, if the stories are difficult to memorize, you're doing it incorrectly. You're supposed to try to imagine crazy, vivid scenarios but not too complex, so they're easy to remember completely. You'll forget a few of them here and there, but that's what Anki's for.
皆さん、日本語を勉強するためにいろいろと考えているんですね♪ デルフィンさんが紹介して下さったやり方も、とても面白いと思います＾＾ 私が漢字を覚える方法は、同じ漢字を繰り返し書くことです。 書くだけではなくて、発音してみて、自分の耳で聞いて覚えますｗ そうすれば、見る、書く、話す、聞くことによって学ぶことが出来ます。 デルフィンさんが国際社会でいつか人のため、また社会のために活躍することを 心から願っています＾＾ がんばってください！ Your way of learning kanji is very interesting and surprising! Even japanese don't use such method to memorize kanji in school. As for me, I always try to write the same kanji over and over again, and at the same time I read aloud the kanji as usual.
I'm a big fan of Heisig. Combine it with an spaced repetition program linke "Anki" and you can really speed through the kanji. Nice pictures as well haha.
What about Kanji Quiz for Android to review RTK book?
pepposole 4 days ago
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I would like to mention that Heisig methods aren't really Heisig's. It has been the way Chinese learn chinese characters for thousand of years. Chinese characters were formed from pictures, hence the method.
So it would be really wrong to credit Heisig for it. But I do credit him for teaching Westerners how Chinese/Japanese learn chinese character or Kanji
manjing 5 months ago
@manjing You're definitely right, sorry about the confusion! I've mentioned in other videos how kanji is formed from Chinese characters and whatnot; I just wanted to recommend Heisig's book in particular in this video. I often hear it referred to as "Heisig's method" since, as you said, he's spread this method in the Western world, but we should be more careful not to give him *too* much credit. Thanks for the input, hope that clears things up for others as well!
CultureQuirk 5 months ago
@CultureQuirk I would like to stress the fact that even though kanji evolved from chinese characters, the way the ministry of Japanese education addresses the learning of the kanji characters throughout all of Japan is merely by repetition of writing (although chinese characters are obviously pictographs, many of them evolved throughout time in Japan, which morphed into very different "shapes" to the original ones)
kakundo87 4 months ago
Which means some kanji are easily associated with their real counter parts and others are not! While everyone in japan learns them by re-writing them over and over again, Heisig uses mnemonics to learn them kanjis. When we use our creative side of the brain for memory, we get outstanding results :) I believe it is called Heisig's method because he started to use mnemonics into Kanji. If I'm not mistaken they certainly do not do that in Japanese Schools, although I can't say the same for chinese
kakundo87 4 months ago
@kakundo87 That makes a lot of sense - thanks for the input! While I realized that Japanese people learn kanji by repetition, I've never though about how aware they are of the pictographs, and I wasn't familiar with how the Chinese do it. So while the method itself is not really his, I guess it could still make sense to refer to it as "Heisig's method" for Japanese learning. In any case, his books are very helpful for Westerners. Like you said, using our creative side is such a great tool :)
CultureQuirk 4 months ago
Awesome video!
marcusbirdtv 7 months ago
This sounds effective. I'll be sure to try it out. Thanks :]
onewaytosavetheday 11 months ago
Woh.... Japanese is so much more complicated than modern Korean.
idontknowit84 1 year ago
Complicate, but cute. Awesome vid, Del-chan!
LastReasonToLive 1 year ago
I`m not a fan of Heisig`s method. It kind interferes with other parts of Japanese language study. Remembering all of those detailed stories would be hard and kanji carry many meanings. When you get to compounds, it`s worse. 修理する、治療する、改正する、修正する all mean なおす, only one is used when talking about a bicycle. Those books won`t help you remember when to use those compounds.
I don`t know, maybe I`m just one of those people that don`t do well with Heisig`s methods.
sniperhun65 1 year ago
@sniperhun65 I think you're simply misunderstanding it. The purpose is not really to memorize the keywords, or even the stories. The keywords and stories as there simply to help organize the memorization of the primitives and kanji. After a while, you drop the stories entirely, but you can still recall the kanji. The keywords themself also give way to a key concept distinct from the english word yo use to describe it, so you can actually use keywords in any language, including japanese.
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@sniperhun65 I think you're simply misunderstanding it. The purpose is not really to memorize the keywords, or even the stories. The keywords and stories as there simply to help organize the memorization of the primitives and kanji. After a while, you drop the stories entirely, but you can still recall the kanji. The keywords themself also give way to a key concept distinct from the english word yo use to describe it, so you can actually use keywords in any language, including japanese.
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@sniperhun65 Also, if the stories are difficult to memorize, you're doing it incorrectly. You're supposed to try to imagine crazy, vivid scenarios but not too complex, so they're easy to remember completely. You'll forget a few of them here and there, but that's what Anki's for.
Ehal256 9 months ago
Therefore I can read, write, speak and hear it to memorize.
But I'm not sure which is the best way to memorize faster,
so I think it really depends on a person.
I hope you will work with the foreign languages in the future,
and you'll be able to contribute to the international society.
Good luck!
FabianaMusicStation 1 year ago
FabianaMusicStation 1 year ago
I have his book and find it very useful as well. Great explanation of how it works!
tokyoslim 1 year ago
I'm a big fan of Heisig. Combine it with an spaced repetition program linke "Anki" and you can really speed through the kanji. Nice pictures as well haha.
adshap8 1 year ago
@adshap8 Thanks! I totally agree and definitely plan to talk about SRS in the future~
CultureQuirk 1 year ago
If thats how Heisig works, I already hate it XD
Belikel 1 year ago
Wow, everyone is asking about the methods again. Mine is story mode. I have this kanji de manga book. I'll have to post a video soon.
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