In here, everyone can share their writings so we can help each other and have fun while learning!!
Handwriting may not be the most popular learning tool due to its decreasing practicality into day-to-day life. (Hey, great start… )
But wait! That’s just ONE point of view!(And one which I personally do not fully agree with… but that’s for another topic)
Handwriting has several practical uses and benefits aside from that. And you, as a learner, have to decide if it suits what you're looking for in this journey.
Some studies show that when you write by hand, you reinforce brain connections more than if you type. Writing (in general) works for assimilating the things you learnt. However, when handwriting, you: (and I quote)
(1) actively see and feel the letter being written; (2) see several different versions of that letter; and (3) pay more attention to what they are doing. (…) handwriting helps us learn symbols and aids in remembering information.
In the previous topic, was mentioned the ability to recall and reproduce the things you learnt to recognize written.
Being an all-rounder helps you gain versatility. Japanese is a complex and intricate language, different output/input methods are not as separated from each other as they may seem.
This club is about understanding. Understanding the language, the characters, their interactions…
Or maybe you feel like practising
No matter what level you’re at, or what you are trying to accomplish.
Above all, let’s have fun!
So, back in the Olden Days, when visiting a temple for a goshuin, you’d generally hand-copy out a sutra in exchange. Most temples have dispensed with that (because doing a whole sutra can take upwards of an hour, and ain’t nobody got time fo’ dat these days). When I visited Shorinzan Daruma-ji in Takasaki, though, they asked me to trace over the title of the Heart Sutra (as sort of spiritual synecdoche).
Producing japanese is always an extremely humbling experience for me…
My current goal is to be able to keep a simple handwritten diary so this thread is perfect! I don’t know how often I’ll post here but I’ll try to stop by every now and then
I love this idea for a thread. I am working on learning to handwrite kanji because I am a dinosaur and prefer to take notes by hand,
My two favorite resources for learning how to write kanji are:
website Kakimashou - free, amazing resource with more information that you ever thought you wanted to know about each Kanji. There is content organized by various curricula (including WK levels!) and you can quiz yourself.
KanKen study books - not free, but I would take them as THE authority on how to write each kanji (in detail), including order, spacing, and other minute details - since these are meant to prepare for the Kanji Kentei exam, the Japanese kanji aptitude test taken by native speakers. Note - these books are in Japanese but if you start with level 10 (first grade), the language is pretty simple and manageable.
I will try to post something handwritten soon!
Oh - and not about handwriting per se - but this is another cool kanji resource: Joy 'O Kanji Eve Kushner has dedicated herself to writing essays about each of the over 2000 Joyo kanji. The essays are very in depth and well researched - consider checking out her site.
Thanks for the new group. I wanted to integrate handwriting into my studies as well. I’m not great at it and wanted to improve. I have this little electronic notepad to practice on. I also have some genkoyoushi notebooks for writing practice too.
Interesting doodad and interesting handwriting. If you’re looking for feedback, the ガ would typically be written in hiragana in this word. が. Very legible, though.
Hi! I didn’t study Japanese for a long time. But I am starting again and trying to write a 1-2 sentence each day about my daily life.
and this is my first day challenge
Welcome to the Handwriting Club! 
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I feel identified with that definition really
