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Japanese is very different from Chinese, as such the recommendation you are quoting is not making much sense.
by wila 10y ago
Japanese is very different from Chinese, as such the recommendation you are quoting is not making much sense.
- redthrow 10y agoThe first link is about both Japanese and Chinese. I think Mair's advice of not focusing on the script is valid. Look at Kanamoji-kai for example (if you can read Japanese): http://kanamozi.org/ http://kanamozi.org/
- new299 10y agoHe's mostly talking about Kanji from what I can tell. Learning Hiragana is probably a big different. It takes about a weekend and helps with pronunciation. Everybody is different, but I found it useful to at least know about...
- redthrow 10y agoI agree, I'd recommend learners to learn kana because you can learn it in a few weeks (as opposed to many years for kanji, and even after that many years, people - including natives - don't remember them very well). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJNxPRBvRQg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJNxPRBvRQg
- Ezhik 10y agoWith kana there's really no better way to do it than just writing it. Like a certain Japanese guide puts it, "write it 100 times and drink some beer".