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Japanese Kanji Learning: Short-Cuts to Rapid Mastery (Part 1)

   
< P > W h a t ? K a n j i c a n b e l e a r n e d q u i c k l y ? T h i s s e e m s a n i m p o s s i b l e d r e a m t o m a n y s t u d e n t s o f J a p a n e s e w h o c o m e f r o m a n o n - k a n j i l a n g u a g e c u l t u r e . E v e n h i r a g a n a a n d k a t a k a n a s e e m i m p o s s i b l y h a r d t o t h e a v e r a g e b e g i n n e r , s o r e m e m b e r i n g k a n j i , w i t h a l l t h e i r i n t r i c a t e s t r o k e s a n d m u l t i p l e r e a d i n g s , c a n a p p e a r t o b e b e y o n d t h e a b i l i t i e s o f t h e h u m a n m i n d . < / P > < P > B u t d o n t g i v e u p h o p e j u s t y e t ! T h e r e a r e t o o l s t h a t c a n t r a n s f o r m y o u f r o m a k a n j i k l u t z t o a v e r i t a b l e g e n i u s . T h a t d o e s n o t m e a n t h a t i t w i l l t a k e n o w o r k , s w e a t o r t e a r s . ( I w o u l d b e l y i n g i f I t o l d y o u i t w o u l d c o m p l e t e l y p a i n - f r e e . ) B u t y o u c a n g a i n a g o o d g r a s p o f k a n j i w i t h a l o t l e s s t h e s e t h a n y o u w o u l d t h i n k . < / P > < P > S o l e t s l o o k a t t w o a p p r o a c h e s t h a t c a n h a v e y o u g o b b l i n g u p k a n j i l i k e t h e r e i s n o t o m o r r o w . I n P a r t 1 , I w i l l t a l k y o u t h r o u g h m n e m o n i c m e t h o d s , a n d t h e n i n P a r t 2 I w i l l f o c u s o n m e t h o d s t h a t c a n b e n e f i t v i s u a l l e a r n e r s . < / P > < P > < B > M n e m o n i c M e t h o d s < / B > < / P > < P > M n e m o n i c s i m p l y m e a n s a d e v i c e , f o r m u l a o r r h y m e u s e d t o a s s i s t m e m o r i z a t i o n . A n e x a m p l e o f a m n e m o n i c e m b e d d e d i n m y m i n d f r o m c h i l d h o o d i s N e v e r E a t S h r e d d e d W h e a t . A s a r h y m e i t h a s n o t h i n g t o d o w i t h n a v i g a t i o n o r g e o g r a p h y , b u t i t h e l p e d m e l e a r n t h e p o i n t s o f t h e c o m p a s s . < / P > < P > S o l e t s h a v e a l o o k a t t h e m n e m o n i c a p p r o a c h e s t h a t c a n s p e e d - u p k a n j i l e a r n i n g . < / P > < P > < U > J a m e s H e i s i g ' s < I > R e m e m b e r i n g t h e K a n j i < / I > S e r i e s < / U > < / P > < P > H e i s i g ' s m n e m o n i c - b a s e d a p p r o a c h i s n o t o n l y f a m o u s f o r t h e c l a i m s i t s p r a c t i t i o n e r s h a v e m a d e o f r a p i d k a n j i a s s i m i l a t i o n ( 1 , 0 0 0 k a n j i i n 2 9 d a y s , f o r e x a m p l e ) , b u t a l s o f o r t h e c r i t i c a l f l a c k i t h a s a t t r a c t e d f r o m t r a d i t i o n a l i s t s . < / P > < P > U n d o u b t e d l y , t h e m e t h o d h a s f l a w s : T h e s t u d e n t b e i n g e n c o u r a g e d t o a s s o c i a t e a s i n g l e , v e r y n a r r o w a n d s o m e t i m e s n o n - s t a n d a r d m e a n i n g w i t h a p a r t i c u l a r k a n j i b e i n g a m a j o r o n e . H o w e v e r , t h e f a c t t h a t H e i s i g ' s a p p r o a c h i s g e a r e d t o W e s t e r n e r s a l s o h a s a d v a n t a g e s : F o c u s i n g o n t h e m e a n i n g b e f o r e t h e p r o n u n c i a t i o n i s o f m o r e p r a c t i c a l v a l u e t o t h e a d u l t W e s t e r n s t u d e n t , s i n c e w h i l e m e a n i n g i s t h e k e y t o u n d e r s t a n d i n g , t h e p r o n u n c i a t i o n o f t h e k a n j i i s o f l i t t l e v a l u e u n l e s s r e a d i n g a l o u d . < / P > < P > I c a m e t o t h i s a p p r o a c h l a t e , h a v i n g u s e d t h e g o o d o l ' r o t e m e m o r i z a t i o n a n d d r i l l i n g m e t h o d o f m o s t t r a d i t i o n a l t e x t b o o k s , s o i t h a s n o t b e e n s u c h a b o o n t o m e a s i t w o u l d b e t o s o m e o n e s t a r t i n g f r o m s c r a t c h . H o w e v e r , w h i l e u s i n g a c o m p u t e r t o w r i t e J a p a n e s e a t w o r k h a s m a d e m y m i n d l a z y w h e n i t c o m e s t o w r i t i n g , H e i s i g ' s m e t h o d k e e p s t h e s h a p e o f t h e k a n j i r i g h t i n f r o n t o f m e w h e n I d o p i c k u p p e n a n d p a p e r . A n d I a m h o p i n g t o u s e b o o k 3 t o g o w e l l b e y o n d t h e s t a n d a r d 1 , 9 4 5 c h a r a c t e r k a n j i s e t i n t h e f u t u r e - s o m e t h i n g I w o u l d n o t e v e n c o n s i d e r a t t e m p t i n g w i t h o u t u s i n g t h i s t e c h n i q u e . < / P > < P > Y o u c a n d o w n l o a d p d f f i l e s o f s u b s t a n t i a l s e c t i o n s o f e a c h o f t h e b o o k s i n t h i s s e r i e s f o r r e v i e w h e r e : < / P > < P > < U > J a m e s H e i s i g < I > R e m e m b e r i n g t h e K a n j i B o o k 1 < / I > < / U > < B R > h t t p : / / w w w . i c . n a n z a n - u . a c . j p / S H U B U N K E N / p u b l i c a t i o n s / m i s c P u b l i c a t i o n s / R e m e m b e r i n g _ t h e _ K a n j i _ 1 . h t m < / P > < P > < U > J a m e s H e i s i g < I > R e m e m b e r i n g t h e K a n j i B o o k 2 < / I > < / U > < B R > h t t p : / / w w w . i c . n a n z a n - u . a c . j p / S H U B U N K E N / p u b l i c a t i o n s / m i s c P u b l i c a t i o n s / R e m e m b e r i n g _ t h e _ K a n j i _ 2 . h t m < / P > < P > < U > J a m e s H e i s i g < I > R e m e m b e r i n g t h e K a n j i B o o k 3 < / I > < / U > < B R > h t t p : / / w w w . i c . n a n z a n - u . a c . j p / S H U B U N K E N / p u b l i c a t i o n s / m i s c P u b l i c a t i o n s / R e m e m b e r i n g _ t h e _ K a n j i _ 3 . h t m < / P > < P > < U > K e n n e t h H e n s h a l l ' s < I > A G u i d e t o R e m e m b e r i n g J a p a n e s e C h a r a c t e r s < / I > < / U > < / P > < P > N o w , I s h o u l d f i r s t s t a t e t h a t , p e r s o n a l l y , I h a v e n o t u s e d t h i s m e t h o d i n m y o w n k a n j i s t u d y . H o w e v e r , w h i l e l o o k i n g a t w a y s t o a c c e l e r a t e m y k a n j i a s s i m i l a t i o n a b i l i t y t o < I > j o y o u < / I > l e v e l ( t h e 1 , 9 4 5 k a n j i s e t t a u g h t u p t o t h e e n d o f h i g h s c h o o l i n J a p a n ) a n d b e y o n d , I c a m e a c r o s s H e n s h a l l ' s m e t h o d a s t h e o t h e r m a j o r a l t e r n a t i v e t o t r a d i t i o n a l r e p e a t - u n t i l - y o u - g o - m a d m e t h o d s . < / P > < P > H e n s h a l l a l s o e m p l o y s m n e m o n i c s , c r e a t i n g a s e n t e n c e t o p l a n t t h e i m a g e o f t h e k a n j i d e e p i n t h e l e a r n e r ' s b r a i n . T h e d i f f e r e n c e i s t h a t w h e r e H e i s i g t a k e s a f a s t - a n d - l o o s e a p p r o a c h w i t h t h e m e a n i n g s a s s i g n e d t o i n d i v i d u a l e l e m e n t s o f e a c h k a n j i i n r e a c h i n g h i s g o a l o f c r e a t i n g a m e m o r a b l e m i n d - p i c t u r e , H e n s h a l l t r a c e s t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e s e e l e m e n t s i n g r e a t s c h o l a s t i c d e t a i l . < / P > < P > I n m y o p i n i o n ( a n d t h e r e a s o n I p e r s o n a l l y c h o s e H e i s i g o v e r H e n s h a l l f o r m y o w n s t u d y ) , t h e a c a d e m i c s t r e n g t h o f H e n s h a l l ' s a n a l y s i s i s i t s b i g g e s t w e a k n e s s a s a m e m o r i z a t i o n t o o l : I f y o u h a v e a n e x c e l l e n t m e m o r y , o r i f y o u a l r e a d y k n o w t h e k a n j i a n y w a y a n d a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e i r e t y m o l o g i c a l r o o t s , t h e n H e n s h a l l w i l l g i v e y o u a d e p t h o f k n o w l e d g e t h a t w i l l i m p r e s s e v e n y o u r n a t i v e s p e a k e r J a p a n e s e f r i e n d s . H o w e v e r , i f y o u d o n o t h a v e a n a l m o s t - p h o t o g r a p h i c m e m o r y , a n d m a s t e r i n g k a n j i i n a s e n s i b l e t i m e p e r i o d i s y o u r p r i o r i t y , y o u w i l l p r o b a b l y f i n d t h a t t h i s d e t a i l e d a n d o b s c u r e a n a l y s i s d o e s n o t p r o v i d e t h e c o m p e l l i n g m e m o r y " h o o k " t h a t H e i s i g ' s m e t h o d d o e s . < / P > < P > < U > O t h e r M n e m o n i c K a n j i S t u d y M e t h o d s < / U > < / P > < P > I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e s e t w o m a i n p l a y e r s y o u m a y a l s o w a n t t o c o n s i d e r < I > 2 0 0 1 K a n j i < / I > b y F a t h e r J o s e p h R . D e R o o ( a l t h o u g h i t s a v a i l a b i l i t y i s q u e s t i o n a b l e ) o r < I > K a n j i A B C < / I > b y F o r e s t e r a n d T a m u r a a s a l t e r n a t i v e a p p r o a c h e s . < / P > < P > I f y o u a r e a v i s u a l l e a r n e r , s k i p o n t o P a r t 2 a n d d i s c o v e r t h e m e t h o d s t h a t c a n w o r k b e s t w i t h y o u r l e a r n i n g s t y l e . < / P >
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