tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post7017877897879660838..comments2024-01-02T12:25:23.102+09:00Comments on Kyklops: Learning Japanese (...at Least I Think So)Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-3913178873083958882008-01-08T15:11:00.000+09:002008-01-08T15:11:00.000+09:00Hi Jocelyn,Thanks for dropping by and commenting. ...Hi Jocelyn,<BR/>Thanks for dropping by and commenting. I am aware of this dictionary, but haven't properly checked it out yet. The "with a bit of practice" part sounds a bit tricky... ;-)Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-61250729245777123922008-01-08T14:51:00.000+09:002008-01-08T14:51:00.000+09:00You do know about Kodansha's Learner's Dicitonary,...You do know about Kodansha's Learner's Dicitonary, right? You do not need to know the reading of the kanji, you look the entries up by shape. It's easier than it sounds with a bit of practice.<BR/><BR/>http://www.kanji.org/kanji/dictionaries/learners/learners.htmMadamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566943160264574536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-55981031930251771042007-05-31T05:33:00.000+09:002007-05-31T05:33:00.000+09:00If I am able to discover what time that is in Mexi...If I am able to discover what time that is in Mexico, I might. Is that around 7 am or something? =DThe Usual Stuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08660614507925312944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-28187265206834314612007-05-28T10:20:00.000+09:002007-05-28T10:20:00.000+09:00Usual Stuff, my next lesson is Wed. at 3:30. Can y...Usual Stuff, my next lesson is Wed. at 3:30. Can you make it? ;-)Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-50250530957337612642007-05-26T05:50:00.000+09:002007-05-26T05:50:00.000+09:00Well, my dear, at least you're taking it up again....Well, my dear, at least you're taking it up again. I took 3 classes many years ago with a Japanese 'sensei' who wouldn't allow us to speak Spanish; it was Japanese, English or no speaking at all, and I dropped out like a big coward. But that brought me to try to master English. Now I just wish I had the time and money to go back... <BR/>Wanna study together?The Usual Stuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08660614507925312944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-65802554270932234912007-05-25T10:23:00.000+09:002007-05-25T10:23:00.000+09:00Hey Mark,Thanks for dropping by and commenting. I ...Hey Mark,<BR/>Thanks for dropping by and commenting. <BR/>I suppose if I'm really honest about it, giving Japanese another go has more to do with personal vanity than anything else. It offends my self-perception of being an intelligent, well-educated person to always be the idiot who doesn't understand what's going on, what's being said, etc. <BR/>Recently I've found myself in the position of having my 4-year old daughter explain something to me! This just won't do...Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-54110300594786682932007-05-25T09:25:00.000+09:002007-05-25T09:25:00.000+09:00So you took a 6 year break from studying Japanese....So you took a 6 year break from studying Japanese. Hmmm...maybe it is a Canadian thing. I have done the same, except it is more like a 10 year break for me. Good luck - and if you master kanji, tell me the secret! Cheers!Mark Tokyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102705335673692537noreply@blogger.com