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Category Archives: Reading
Reading Death Match
Japan: 2040. In an effort to make Japanese people smarter, and to avoid the intellectual damage caused by the youths of the early 21st century, Japan institutes the mandatory “Reading Death Match.” All Japanese, upon reaching the age of majority (20), will be forced to battle to the death through a fatal reading competition. A group of 10 people will be matched up against each … Continue reading
Kanji, Why Are You Always Trying To Stand Out?
I think everyone who studies Japanese has a love-hate relationship with kanji. They look cool, they have so much meaning packed into so little, and they are a challenge to conquer. Yet there are so many times when you curse their very existence. Now if you’ve finished RTK, have gotten through a significant number of Anki sentences, and are progressing with your studies quite well, … Continue reading
Skipping Words While You Read
Skipping words that you don’t know while you read is something that you need to get used to. You do it in your own language subconsciously. You often take a guess at a word’s pronunciation and meaning, and then move on. Normally this doesn’t present any problems. But in Japanese when you take a guess at pronunciation, repeat that pronunciation in your head the dozens … Continue reading