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so basically if u wanna write super fast just spam the kanji because its actually way faster to draw one complex block than like five swoopy kana things trust me on this also when you say them in your head make sure to pronounce them really loud and short like a bark it helps the muscle memory for your hands lol anyway i always write kanji like the big ones even if i forget the strokes just scribble fast
Jul 20, 20263 commentsstop learning pronunciation from textbooks lol
Literally every native speaker drops the 'u' sound entirely. If you're actually saying desu or masu with a full vowel, you sound like a robot. Textbooks love to lie to you about this. I watched a whole breakdown on pitch accent by actual Tokyo locals and they laugh at Genki users. Real talk, just whisper the ends of your sentences. It's how actual communication works over there.
Jul 20, 20262 commentsStop guessing grammar connections
You need a system for this. Step one is extracting the transition points into 4-second SRS intervals. Step two is force-feeding these connection nodes through a dedicated sub-deck with a 85% retention cap. Step three is running a strict 1d-3d-7d-14d-30d interval loop to cement the derivation rules. Do not just read native material and hope it clicks, you have to engineer the connections mechanically.
Jul 20, 20263 commentsstudying japanese in tiny chunks
honestly i only have like ten mins between classes but its hard to get any real study done. i try to use anki on my phone but i keep loosing my streak because i get so distracted by random stuff like tanks. literally just watched a documentary about ww2 tanks anyway, is there any apps for like 2 min sessions that actually work? my brain is fried from work and my attention peace is zero
Jul 19, 20262 commentswait is 分泌 a bad thing?
ok so i was reading this game text about like... 毒 or whatever and i saw 分泌 and my brain immediately melted. because wait isn't 分 like minutes or dividing?? and now there's liquid coming out??? wait is this a dumb question but is it always about gross body things like sweat or poison? i feel like i'm reading it completely wrong and now i'm too scared to look it up because what if it's actually super basic idk help
Jul 19, 20262 commentsRemembering vocab without translating everything
so im trying to learn words like singer or foster but my brain keeps translating it back and its so slow. how do u guys stop doing that?? i tried using pictures but then i get confused and eye forgot what i was saying... oh yeah do u guys use like flashcards with only images? cause i tried that but some words are too abstract hear. its driving me crazy there has to be a better way
Jul 19, 20262 commentsare synonyms just polite levels or what
wait so i was looking at words for like king and pope and stuff and there are like so many different words that mean the same thing? but are they actually different or is it just like a polite level thing? like do i use one word for swimming when i'm in the pool and another word when i'm just talking about it? sorry if this is dumb but how do i know which one is the actual real word and not just a fake synonym?
Jul 19, 20264 commentsactually, people are using 両手 completely wrong
Everyone thinks 両手 just means 'both hands' for basic stuff. Actually, it's literal. 両 is the old gold coin currency, so 両手 actually means 'money hands' or holding wealth. If you say you're holding a steering wheel with 両手, you sound ridiculous and 下手. Real natives only use it when talking about high-end stuff like 高級 things. Stop using it for normal hands, it makes no sense.
Jul 18, 20264 commentsgiving up on natural particles tbh
Honestly, what's the point of trying to sound 'natural' with particles? I've reset my deck three times this year. It's like a daily ritual of suffering. Every time I think I finally get 'wa' vs 'ga', some native speaker or textbook tells me I'm wrong anyway. I'm just gonna speak in broken nouns. Anyone else just completely checked out?
Jul 18, 20262 commentsstruggling to care about drilling 請
I tried to gamify drilling 請 so I wouldn't lose my mind, but it's impossible. No clever mnemonic makes 申請 or 請求 interesting. It’s just pure tax-document energy. I ended up just staring at the screen until my eyes glazed over. If some influencer tells you they have a 'fun' way to memorize this, they're lying. It's just a chore.
Jul 18, 20264 commentsMissing days doesn't actually matter
People always whine about losing motivation after a break, but you're looking at this all wrong. Actually, Japanese is a downstream language structurally, meaning once you learn the basic kanji, your brain stores it in the permanent visual cortex anyway. You literally can't 'forget' it. You don't need 'motivation' to restart, you just need to trigger the active recall. Stop overcomplicating a simple cognitive process
Jul 18, 20264 commentsIs 一覧 really just a normal list?
so my book says 一覧 is just "list" but then i saw it on a site and it looked more like a giant table? why not just use リスト. i was looking up something about 領事 visas online and boom there it was. now im confused if i can use it for my grocery list or does that sound write? hole on, do people use it for like music playlists too? my phone screen is cracked so typing this is painful but yeah is textbook lieing to me agai
Jul 17, 20263 commentsso i saw 台風 on a weather app and got so confused
ok so i saw 台風 on my phone and i was like wait... tai-fu??? is this just typhoon but spelled weird?? also fun tip if you wanna say it right you gotta blow air like you are a big fan like tye-FOOOOON but shorter lol anyway i also saw 震 on the same page and got super worried about earthquakes but wait is 台風 actually just typhoon? feels like cheating lol
Jul 17, 20262 commentsis 装着 actually for normal clothes or like sci fi?
ok so i saw 装着 on a game and dictionary says equip but like. can i say i 装着 my jacket when its cold?? or is that weird. wait my friend said something about 送付 but i think that means sending. anyway i totally forgot my point but yeah do real people actually say 装着 for normal clothes or is it just for like... robot armor. i feel like if i say it at a restaurant to put on a bib they will laugh
Jul 17, 20264 commentshow do you deal with words having like 50 meanings??
wait im so confused. is "husband" and "boss" literally the same word in japanese? and "house" and "building"? how do you guys know what anyone is saying? is it like spanish where gender changes it or is it just random? idk this is making me want to quit already is this a dumb question
Jul 16, 20262 comments