● Remembering the Kanji 1 : A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters のレビュー・感想
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【タイトル】: Good and bad points
【コメント】: Right from the off the author gives reasons why many orthodox teachers do not use the book. One reason that he does not mention is that his presentation is incomplete in some important ways, in addition to the ways he mentions. One: He presents components of kanji as whole meanings, leading the learner to believe that these independent components are whole kanji. This is not correct. The system...

● Remembering the Kanji 1 : A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters のレビュー・感想
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【タイトル】: great but beware
【コメント】: While I think the idea is great and helpful I think the buyer should check out what it is all about first.
I agree that the imaging is helpful and I have found making my own stories to be beneficial. Some of Heisig's stories are easy to imagine; some of his stories seem far-fetched. So, when one can't connect with his image it is best to make your own. You just have to be consistent with...

● Remembering the Kanji 1 : A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters のレビュー・感想
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【タイトル】: Character Assassination...in the nicest way
【コメント】: I had the pleasure of attending a lecture by Heisig whilst studying at Nanzan University. I am now most of the way through a masters degree in advanced Japanese and still find Heisig's technique extremely valuable. During his lecture he drew a flower on the whiteboard and the word "flower" next to it. He explained that as we had grown up we had learnt to read to the point that the image and the...