How I'm Studying Japanese: Kanji

I'm using the Remembering the Kanji 1 text by James Heisig to learn the basic 2000 or so kanji.
I do about 20 everyday and couple this with flashcard review and language immersion.

Now out is my eBook titled "How to Get Yourself to Japan." Based on your questions, it has everything I know about Japan from vacations to visas, including language learning. Available at UnframedWorld.com.

Some websites mentioned in the video:
www.kanji.koohii.com
www.alljapaneseallthetime.com
www.youtube.com/risumiso


You can read the first 100 pages of the remembering the kanji textbook free online (and legally woot!) here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/268825/Remembering-the-Kanji-by-James-W-Heisig

After just the introduction I was sold.

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[markmy97]

you make some pretty awesome videos and because of that you just got another subscriber :P keep up da great work

[delbertmon]

@markmy97 thanks a ton!

[japanesechallenge]

You might want to check out this vid.

I invite everyone to post ther kanji reading video responses, specially if you used the RTK for learning Kanji.

Does the Heisig method really work? - Me reading japanese (漢字,kanji) off the internet

[delbertmon]

@japanesechallenge Heisig totally works for me but it's not for everyone.

[blahk04]

You make really kool videos , but I just had to say, stop using that method!! remembering the Kanji is complete shit! That is probably the worst book available for learning Kanji! You arent learning anything! You are looking at pictures and memorizing pointless stories in English. Learning the main meaning of the Kanji in English, instead of all its pronunciations and actual Japanese vocab is so pointless! Waste of time. Go back to Genki, or get basic kanji book.

[delbertmon]

I must say, having finished my the kanji course I describe in the video, I can't share your opinion. Currently I can make sense of almost anything I come across in Japanese and am happily chugging along picking up readings and extra meaning in context. At some point to learn another language you must connect it to one you already know. My method approaches meanings first and helps to keep the slight visual differences neatly separate in my mind so I don't confuse 薬 with 楽, for example.

[Bikuto90]

A shorted version of my thoughs on the video:

You rock and I'm motivated ^^

5/5

[thebrawlgamerxD]

良い、私は本当に日本人ではないよ、ハハ。それは本当にクールな­日本語を学ぶです。あなたが専門家のように取得希望！決してあき­らめない！

[p3rf3ctl1ght]

what about the onyomi and kunyomi?

[Luv11518]

Why in the world would you want to study Japanese?? If its to talk shit on them in there own language THEN i totally understand. But honsetly they are heartless selfish poeple!!! Fact!

[Skate4life12396]

Hi, I find your videos very motivating! And im just starting out in Japanese. But i dont know whether i should learn to speak it first or read and write first. You said in a comment above you can make sense of basicly everything you see in Japanese and i was wandering if you could lead me in the right direction to start? PLEASE REPLY!!!

[Minerti]

I'm currently studying Japanese in Tokyo, I have been here for about 1 year and 2 months. I have to say the kanji study is a real pain in the ass, at least if you're studying it while studying the language. A tip thogh if you study the language is to buy an electronic dictionary, it's a lifesaver. They range in prize between about 6 000 and 50 000 yen but I would advice to buy one for around 20 000 (mine was 23 000) they are really convenient and have a lot of things in them.

[sasayaki]

I ordered this book today, and I'm hoping it helps. I have some basic Japanese grammar under my belt from some lessons from a native speaker and Minna no Nihongo (man that book is dry). I really want to expand my vocabulary, and actually remember it later.

Also, have you used the other books in the series at all, and if so do you find them useful?