Hello all !! So I know this is probably a super silly question, but since I’m extremely new to learning the language of Japanese, I wanted to ask… In what way should I go about learning vocabulary ? Like… using flashcards, should I learn vocab with the kanji, and then on the other side of the card …

Personally I would suggest focusing on grammar and only learning vocab to assist in that. Only after that would I bother with any vocab study but by then you should be reading and getting a lot of your vocab from there. Seeing a word in the wild a few times is worth so much more then grinding it thr…

To an extent I think it depends on the person. Up front I will certainly agree that seeing a word in the wild a few times has a strong reinforcement effect, but I never would have recognized it w/out the srs grind to start. I hated doing grammar, because I hated looking up every single kanji. Now …

[image] smallotter: should I learn vocab with the kanji Yes. Kanji is an integral part of the language. Knowing the kanji from the beginning will save you a lot of trouble. If you learn only the phonetic part first and then try to get back to the kanji… well then you first of all have to lear…

@VictorLino Okay, thanks for the advice !! I’m gonna keep on using wanikani; definitely seems to be helping me to remember things. What kind of vocabulary is solely kana, for example ? Oh yeah, I just downloaded Anki; not quite sure how it works yet, but it seems like it could be a good program heh.…

[image] smallotter: not quite sure how it works yet, but it seems like it could be a good program heh. Got to promote http://kitsun.io/ since you are asking while the beta is open for a few more days, a far better platform IMO than Anki (I think the trial is ~ 2 weeks after Dec 1st)

Oh, thanks for recommending that, looks like a nice program !! I’ll check it out ~

Seems we got the same question going on, @jprspereira said it best here: [image] How do you study vocabulary Japanese Language kitsun.io is the way to go imo. It’s a product being built by the level 60 WK user @neicul , so using it feels very similar to using Wanikani, and…

Thanks for linking it @s1212z :grin: @smallotter , if you go for Kitsun, I recommend paying more attention to the Katakana 4.5k and to the Genki Complete Vocabulary decks. The katakana vocabulary deck will help you reinforce the katakana (which is something a lot of learners struggle with since it’s…

[image] Hyva: Kanji is an integral part of the language. Knowing the kanji from the beginning will save you a lot of trouble. Not sure I agree. Even Japanese first learn the words and then later the kanji. Sometimes the kanji are selected there just because they have the right sounds. Besides…

@s1212z Thanks for linking to that !! @jprspereira Okay, thanks for the deck suggestions, they look like they’ll be helpful !! I’ll havta consider buying kitsun; maybe I’ll try it for a bit and then make a decision. Does seem much better than anki so far though. @morteasd Thanks for the thoughts ! …

How should one learn vocabulary?

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shinzm December 1, 2019, 4:38pm 17

Just want to add that Shiritori is another fun way. There’s a longstanding thread for that game right here on WK. ~Shiritori~
That’s something to hit up after reviews, definitely.

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