====== Japanese ======

Goal: Learn a few Kanji for vacation to Hong Kong and Japan. Stretch goal: Learn JLPT N5 (About 100 Kanji)

[[https://apps.ankiweb.net/|Anki]] (A SRS (spaced repetition system). [[https://docs.ankiweb.net/getting-started.html|Getting started with Anki]]) 
  * [[https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/806564029|Hiragana]] 
  * [[https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1803053471|Katakana]]
  * [[https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/178243733|Japanese N5 Kanji]] (Or Japanese::Vocabulary::Kanjis N5)

Joe Strout's [[https://www.quora.com/Is-there-an-order-to-which-I-should-learn-Kanji/answer/Joe-Strout-2|learn Kanji by radical first]]. Joe used [[https://www.wanikani.com/|Wani Kani]] which requires pay at level 4, but there's also [[https://kanji.garden/|Kanji Garden]].

Joe recommends learning these Core Kanji first: 人 口 丁 可 何 一 儿 目 見 大 刀 月 前 出 手 了 子 日 気 今 土 王 主 生 三 言 力 中 木 本 田 俺 行 上 八 分 入 門 間 立 音 先 ヰ 年 米 来 禾 私 心 思 女 男 下 十 早 夕 名 小 尹 君

Here's a table of radicals to learn (made with the help of a LLM): [[japanese:radicals]]

Here's a [[https://www.uni-passau.de/fileadmin/dokumente/hsg/nippon/Skripte/kanjibookjlptn5.pdf|An online JLPT 5 PDF book]] with handy mnemonics.

===== Daily Exercises =====

  * [[https://ankiweb.net/decks|Anki decks]]
  * [[https://www.wanikani.com/|Wanikani]] (Up to level 3)
  * [[https://www.fromzero.com/|From Zero]] lessons (all free)
  * [[https://www.kanshudo.com/dashboard|Kanshudo]] (seriously considering paying. Vocab and Kanji decks)
  * The iPhone apps:
    * [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kana-hiragana-and-katakana/id1454200955|Kana]]
    * [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/learn-japanese-kanji-benky%C5%8D/id1541592138|Benkyo]]


===== Quick References =====

  * [[https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/learn-katakana/|Tofugu Katakana]] (lots of mnemonics)
  * [[https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/learn-hiragana/|Tofugu Hiragana]] (lots of mnemonics, scroll down for "Hiragana Practice #1")
  * Searches
    * [[https://jisho.org/search/%E6%98%A8%E6%97%A5%E3%81%99%E3%81%8D%E7%84%BC%E3%81%8D%E3%82%92%E9%A3%9F%E3%81%B9%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F|Jisho]] (can do multi-kanji words)
    * [[https://www.kanshudo.com/search?q=%E6%BF%AF|Kanshudo]] (only indiv. kanji; good for radicals and mnemonics)
  * Aaron's Recommendations:
    * [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZcQVsyUQTKW8KCIoYEF0gomNMB_gh3Q-mlvIdyIVKY4/edit?tab=t.0|Useful Japanese Phrases]]
    * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NjSKPPFaEU|[ File.11 ] Learn Japanese Language With Subtitles - Convenience Store]]
    * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xswcaJvsMPk|[ File .7 ] Learn Japanese Language With Subtitles - Eat Out]]
    * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLjPNTpxtjg|[ File.14 ] Learn Japanese Language With Subtitles - Order at Mickey D's]]
  * Consider [[https://www.youtube.com/@mochirealjapanese3430/videos|YouTube @mochirealjapanese]]


===== Reference =====

  * Handy overview: [[https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/index/startersguide/|r/LearnJapanese Starter's Guide]]
  * I searched [[https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks?search=japanese%20n5|Anki JLPT N5 decks]], and the above were my favorite.
  * White Rabbit flash cards were handy, but no longer available. I'll try [[https://a.co/d/6FaPKSj|Japanese Kanji 1-200: JLPT Beginning Level]] by by Alexander Kask and Emiko Konomi Ph.D.

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