What on Gods green earth are burned items

WaniKani
#6

ichidan verb => verbs ending with the letters -iru and -eru. E.G. Taberu (to eat)
suru verb => verbs ending with the letter -suru, E.G. suru. kaiketsu suru (解決する) "to resolve a problem"
godan verb => These verbs have more different endings which means there’s more than one suffix to learn Don’t worry though, it’s not as hard as it may sound.
-U -TSU -RU
-MU -NU -BU
-KU -GU
-SU

BTW this question relates to grammar… You should read up on grammar this would also help you somewhat for remembering vocab meaning/readings

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#7

You mean like 入る (はいる), 要る (いる) and 帰る (かえる)? :wink:

Exceptions abound.

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#8

hahaha. yes of course. There are always exception.

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#9

Thank You! Lots of exceptions! Just starting grammar using Duolingo and JapanDict (at the bottom the stroke orders and grammar breakdown of sample sentence is great! Also Kanji from Zero that has surprisingly good grammar tips and explanations also based on sample sentences. Just not enough time!

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#10

@anon85657780, there is a diagram in the Wanikani guide (not the FAQ) which shows when an item is burned. The diagram is out of date. One of the apprentice steps is shortened.

(Since I got evicted from the Regulars forums, I cannot post the most up to date list of stages for you.)

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#11
SRS Level Next Level Total Wait Review
Apprentice 1 4h - Lesson
Apprentice 2 8h 4h 1
Apprentice 3 ~1d 12h 2
Apprentice 4 ~2d 1d 11h 3
Guru 1 ~1w 3d 10h 4
Guru 2 ~2w 1w 3d 9h 5
Master ~1M 3w 3d 8h 6
Enlightened ~4M 7w 5d 7h 7
Burned - 24w 6d 6h 8
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#12

In addition to the helpful answers above, it comes from the phrase “burned into memory” (or ‘burnt’ if you prefer).

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#13

Koichi talks about it in one of the podcasts about allegedly early kanji writing to the gods written on turtle shells by burning the characters into the shell.

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#14

If by “allegedly” you mean here are a whole bunch of examples.

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#15

Don’t use duolingo

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#16

lol…Actually I was just covering myself because that podcast sounds like the opening monologue of a late night talk show where there’s actual news items and then made up stuff for comedy sake. Since I don’t know what’s legit and what’s Koichi making up funny stuff, I threw in the word “allegedly” just so I wouldn’t have to research it. Thanks for the examples.

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#17

Why? Seems legit!

#18

It does seem legit. I actually believed the part about the burned turtle shells. I wasn’t trying to discredit the podcast. I just said “allegedly” so no one would tell me to check my facts or that he was joking. I didn’t mean to imply it’s not true, just that I hadn’t verified it, so I said allegedly. But I’m glad to have someone back up the podcast with facts so now I know. :smile:

#19

It says “Turtles are safe”, not "You are safe"
Burning turtles is good for you but bad for the turtles.

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#20

I’ve answered about Duolingo, sure WaniKani is legit and great! :slight_smile:

P.S. Dunno how the quotation system works here, I just used a black arrow, thought it should be enough…

#21

Highlight and click “Quote”
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Highlight and click reply
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Reply and click the quote button
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Use > to to start a blockquote

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#22

/ᐠ｡ ꞈ ｡ᐟ\ nyaa.

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#23

Interesting. I wonder how many people stay with it long enough to get something burned.

#24

If they don’t they’re missing out on the fun of big numbers.

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#25

Don’t say stuff like this without giving an explanation.

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