I think 猫 is going to be the death of me

I’ve got it wrong so many times. In both vocab and kanji reviews. I know exactly what it means and the reading.

It just came round again. “I’d better not stuff this up again” I think, confidently typing “car” and hitting enter…

(Yes I know they are scripts to double check, I don’t trust myself with them.)

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I literally double check 猫, because I’m pretty sure it means cat. Then I thought it should be some kind of meme or joke I’m not aware of. (Is it?)

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Try reading some manga about cats :stuck_out_tongue: You will see it so many times you’ll never mess it up again

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I think you could change your display name as Carhm2 as a reminder, although I jest :grin:

On a more serious note, maybe some highlight sticker on your keyboard display/feel could help. You can choose to do it on the T or R. That way, you’ll probably remember better why you did that to your keyboard next time the review appears again.

Of course the easier thing to do is probably the double-check script option. But since you don’t trust yourself with it, the red button on your T or R is the next option I could think of.

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The part to the left of the kanji is the cat’s fluffy tail, and the top are the ears.
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What if you type with 1 finger when you see that kanji? :smiley:

I mean, the left side is an animal. It’s an animal in a field of 苗 (rice sapplings), chasing ネズミ.
ネコ and ネズミ in なえ.

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If you really know its meaning and your mistype is consistently swapping the “r” and “t”, you could try adding “car” as a synonym.

For a while I used a keyboard with some keys missing, the synonym function was a godsend.

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That’s actually a great idea - it’s a typo every time.

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