LearnKana tool

[Xmax]

redfoxer wrote:
distinguishing between hirigana and katakana is easily done as hirigana is more curvasive and katakana more blocky. The only thing i found hard to learn is that some katakana characters are tricky to memorise. [...] other points in hirigana is the NU and RU and be seperated from ME and RO respectively is that the 'ooo' kana's have a looping tail. hope i havent confused people.

Thanks for the highlights on Katakana look-alikes. I'll make sure to pay attention to those when studying Katakana.

As per Hiragana look-alikes, such as ぬ and　め, or ね,　れ, and　わ, etc.　what helped me is that they are quite "distant" in the Kana table, and since I follow that order when learning I had the time to make sure I correctly memorize the first before having to learn the second, or the third. Hopefully, the same will work for Katakana...

[dreamingxashley]

I think it would be neat if there was a LearnKanji program that was like the LearnKana one. Theres Kanji Gold which is ok, but I dont think its the best...

[SCMurphy]

dreamingxashley wrote:
I think it would be neat if there was a LearnKanji program that was like the LearnKana one. Theres Kanji Gold which is ok, but I dont think its the best...

Sounds like a great idea. If you know a programmer that could do it, maybe you could find a way to bribe them into doing it.

Me, I'm not a programmer, and I don't meet many in my line of work. I'm not gonna be much help unless it's as an end-user tester.

[Daisuke]

I had that on my mind too, and i do also know a programmer who would be able to do it, but he doesn't have alot of time... -_-'

[Xmax]

dreamingxashley wrote:
I think it would be neat if there was a LearnKanji program that was like the LearnKana one. Theres Kanji Gold which is ok, but I dont think its the best...

Googled "Kanji Gold", found it, downloaded it, tried it. It's nice!
(btw, thanks for the pointer!!!).

Now, I'm just a beginner, but it seems to me this program does all what it is supposed to...
What are the improvements or new features you would like to have?

[ohemgee]

Domo arigato gozaimasu, Clay! This website has almost everything I need to pick up Japanese on my own... well, basic, conversational stuff, anyways. But it's great stuff. I've mastered most of the hiragana in a little over a week, and I'm working on grammar and vocabulary, which isn't so bad in romaji, but is a fun challenge in hiragana. Just a year or two more, and I'll be able to impress my JET coordinator when it's time for me to apply for the JET program.

[clay]

Thanks! But one HUGE new addition which is very helpful to all is the forum. And I have very little to do with it There are a lot of really helpful people here which should get the credit.