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Notes about Japanese Language Learning Systems

Anki….
<Anki> is a free to download piece of flashcard software. Based on the principles of <SRS – link to Wired article> or, <Spaced Recognition Systems>, Anki intelligently scehdules flashcard repetitions based on your rate of success or failure of previous reviews, taking the work out of having to decide what to review, and when. Successfully [...]

Online Resources for Japanese Language Learning (Anki, Kanji Koohii)

This site really takes a lot of the effort out of learning kanji and is a pleasure to use. Unfortunately, it is no longer free (although accounts created prior to charging will be honoured as free), but it is really worth the $10 sign-up for a lifetime membership (and additionally, you can get the hirigana, katakana, and JLPT4 decks as part of a free trial).

The Heisig Method

Heisig is a powerful mnemonic Kanji learning technique, invented by James W. Heisig in order to expedite the process of “how not to forget the meaning and writing of Japanese characters”

Rikai.com is my daddy

As an editor/light-translator, one indispensable tool for me is rikai.com

I was first turned on to this page in 2002 when I was working in Cambodia. One of the Khmer guys in my office had studied at International University of Japan in Niigata. He’d been asked to translate a Japanese email our organization had received. Since [...]